The Christians of Nigeria – nearly half of the country’s population – have shown “remarkable resilience and faith” in one of the most violent persecution climates in the world, Ryan Brown, the CEO of Open Doors, told Breitbart News this weekend.
Open Doors, a humanitarian organization that specializes in offering spiritual and emergency aid to persecuted Christians around the world, publishes its annual “World Watch List” of the most dangerous places on the planet to practice the faith. Nigeria ranked number seven on the list this year due to targeted jihadist attacks by a variety of actors including Boko Haram, the Fulani terrorists of the Middle Belt, and organizations such as the Islamic State.
“Violence continued unabated in Nigeria, which is why it
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