Six years of data on who is being killed and abducted in Nigeria
In June 2026 the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) published its six-year study of killings and abductions in Nigeria, covering the period from
Nigeria
How the Violent Incidents Database will help us address Nigeria’s violence
For the last several years, the religious freedom community has described Nigeria as the most dangerous country in the world in terms of the number
Disaggregating Chaos: Analyzing Nigeria’s Four Patterns of Violence
IIRF Reports Vol. 15 – 2026/22: A regional typology of violent incidents
recorded in Nigeria, January–September
2025
Joint Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
IIRF Reports Vol. 15 – 2026/12: Country visit to Nigeria
Correcting the religious freedom narrative in Nigeria
This essay originally appeared as a post by Dennis Petri on the Five4Faith Substack on April 16. Image source: ADF International.
Invisible Exodus: Toward a Methodology for Estimating Religious Displacement in Nigeria
This report is a reprint from: Petri, D. P. & Bainbridge, J. T. (2025). Invisible exodus: Toward a methodology for estimating religious displacement in Nigeria. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, Article 1677251. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1677251
Amidst competing narratives in Nigeria, good research is critical
IIRF Analytical Intelligence Report: Nigerian Christians as Victims of Islamist Extremism
What to do about the crisis in Nigeria
Considerable attention has been devoted to Nigeria in the past month after the US government declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) due to the severe threats to religion that exist there.
Webinar on Christians displaced by extremist violence in Nigeria
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), in collaboration with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Open Doors (OD), invites you to an important webinar
An Illustrative Approach to Religious Freedom Violations in Nigeria
This report is a reprint from: D. P. Petri (2023, September 28). An Illustrative Approach to Religious Freedom Violations in Nigeria. Canopy Forum.