A report released by The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) said between October 2019 and September 2023, Nigeria witnessed 9,970 attacks, 55,910 fatalities, and 21,621 abductions.
It said 30,880 civilians were killed, 25,030 security forces or terror group members were killed while 21,532 civilians were abducted during the period in review.
ORFA further stated that Christians bore the brunt, with 16,769 killed while 11,185 were abducted during the period covered.
Muslims, on the other hand, suffered 6,235 fatalities and 7,899 abductions, respectively.
The report said the ratio of Christians to Muslims killed was 2.7:1 while the ratio of Christians to Muslims abducted was 1.4:1.
The report noted that “when taking into account the relative sizes of the Christian and Muslim populations within the different states, the ratio of Christians to Muslims killed increases to 6.5:1, and the ratio of Christians to Muslims abducted to 5.1:1.”
