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At least one vigilante has been reportedly killed while six others sustained varying degrees of injury after gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Yaba village market in the Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to Daily Trust, the incident happened on Saturday, during a clash between some vigilantes and herders at the community market. The clash was said to have ensued after some vigilantes allegedly impounded the motorcycles of some herders who came to market.

More than two dozen leading human rights, religious freedom, and Christian advocacy groups are pressing Congress to take more action to persuade the Biden administration to reverse course and re-designate Nigeria to its blacklist of worst offenders when it comes to allowing citizens to practice their faith of choice.

We specifically urge Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern under the IRFA and the appointment of a special envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region.

Three suspects have been apprehended in connection with the killing of Alhaji Ali Adamu Saleh, the District Head of Sarkin-Kudu in Ibi Local Government

Respected American experts – including former federal legislators – in the field of religious freedom have lamented the dire state of religious freedom in Nigeria. On Tuesday, December 12, through Christopher Smith (Republican Party), a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 4th Congressional District, they called for the West African country to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.