List of Attacks on Christians in Nigeria

The list highlights some of the most widely noticed attacks on Christians, churches, Christian villages, clergy, or Christian communities.

Year	Location	Attack	Reported Impact
1980	Kano	Maitatsine uprising	Thousands killed; churches destroyed.
1982	Kaduna	Maitatsine violence	Dozens of Christians killed.
1982	Kano	Sabon Gari riots	Multiple churches burned.
1982	Maiduguri	Maitatsine violence	Over 100 Christians killed.
1984	Jimeta-Yola	Maitatsine attacks	Hundreds of Christians killed.
1985	Gombe area	Maitatsine uprising	More than 100 Christians killed.
1987	Kafanchan	Religious riots	More than 150 churches burned.
1987	Kaduna	Riots spread from Kafanchan	Christian communities attacked.
1987	Zaria	Religious violence	Churches destroyed.
1987	Katsina	Religious riots	Christian casualties reported.
1991	Kano	Reinhard Bonnke riot	Churches burned and Christians killed.
1992	Zangon Kataf	Ethno-religious conflict	Hundreds killed.
1994	Kano	Religious disturbances	Christian properties attacked.
2000	Kaduna	Sharia riots	More than 2,000 killed; many Christians among victims.
2001	Jos	Sectarian violence	Hundreds killed.
2002	Kaduna	Miss World riots	More than 200 killed; churches burned.
2004	Yelwa	Yelwa massacre	More than 75 Christians killed.
2004	Kano	Religious violence	Churches attacked.
2008	Jos	Post-election violence	Hundreds killed.
2009	Maiduguri region	Beginning of Boko Haram insurgency	Churches and Christians increasingly targeted.
2010	Jos	Christmas Eve bombings	Scores killed.
2011	Madalla	St. Theresa Catholic Church bombing	About 40 killed.
2011	Jos	Christmas attacks	Churches bombed and attacked.
2011	Damaturu	Church attacks	Multiple churches destroyed.
2012	Jos	COCIN Headquarters bombing	Worshippers killed.
2012	Jos	St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church bombing	14 killed.
2012	Kaduna	Jaji Military Church bombing	11 killed, dozens injured.
2012	Kaduna	Multiple Sunday church bombings	Many casualties.
2013	Borno State	Boko Haram village attacks	Numerous churches burned.
2013	Yobe State	Church massacres	Christians killed during worship.
2014	Gwoza	Gwoza massacre	Up to 500 civilians killed.
2014	Kwada	Church attacks	Dozens killed; churches burned.
2014	Kautikari	Church attacks	Churches destroyed and worshippers killed.
2014	Chibok area	Christian villages overrun	Mass displacement.
2015	Yelwata	Yelwata massacre	100–200 killed.
2015	Southern Kaduna	Village attacks	Christian communities devastated.
2016	Goska	Southern Kaduna massacre	Many Christians killed.
2016	Ninte	Southern Kaduna attacks	Village burned and residents killed.
2017	Ozubulu, Anambra	Catholic Church shooting	12 worshippers killed.
2018	Barkin Ladi, Plateau	Community massacres	More than 100 killed.
2018	Riyom, Plateau	Attacks on Christian villages	Multiple fatalities.
2019	Kajuru, Kaduna	Community attacks	Scores killed.
2020	Gora Gan	Southern Kaduna killings	Christian villagers killed.
2021	Atyap communities	Attacks in Kaduna	Villages attacked and displaced.
2022	Owo, Ondo	St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church massacre	41–80 killed.
2023	Mangu, Plateau	Christian community attacks	Dozens killed, churches burned.
2023	Barkin Ladi, Plateau	Christmas attacks	More than 100 killed in affected communities.
2024	Bokkos, Plateau	Christmas-season attacks	Christian villages attacked.
2025	Chibok area	Christian villages attacked	Thousands displaced; churches burned.
2025	Kaduna churches	Mass abduction of worshippers	More than 160 abducted.
2025	Benue and Plateau communities	Large-scale attacks on Christian farming communities	Hundreds reportedly killed or displaced.

Some of the Deadliest Among These

The attacks generally regarded as among the deadliest against Christian communities include:

Kano Maitatsine uprising (1980) — thousands killed.
Kaduna Sharia riots (2000) — over 2,000 deaths in broader Christian-Muslim violence.
Gwoza massacre (2014) — up to 500 deaths.
Yelwata massacre (2025) — 100–200 deaths.
Barkin Ladi and Plateau massacres (2018) — over 100 deaths.
Plateau Christmas attacks (2023) — over 100 deaths.
Owo Catholic Church massacre (2022) — 41–80 deaths.
Madalla Christmas bombing (2011) — about 40 deaths.

List of Attacks on Christians in Nigeria

This list focuses on the most notable incidents. Thousands of other attacks on churches, pastors, Christian villages, seminaries, and worshippers have also been documented across Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Niger, and other states.

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