Commission on International Religious Freedom: Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria - Fulani Militants
May 09, 2026
May 09, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued the following fact sheet:
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Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants
In recent years, armed actors from a Fulani ethnic background have perpetrated some of the most visible and deadly attacks on religious communities--often but not exclusively against Christians--in Nigeria. These actors operate in a variety of contexts and with a multiplicity of l . . .
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Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants
In recent years, armed actors from a Fulani ethnic background have perpetrated some of the most visible and deadly attacks on religious communities--often but not exclusively against Christians--in Nigeria. These actors operate in a variety of contexts and with a multiplicity of l . . .