In 2025 alone, around 3,500 Christians in Nigeria were killed by Islamist hands.

Omissions

• The 3,500 figure rests on advocacy/monitoring estimates reported by a single news outlet (CBN News) and is not an official statistic; no primary source (UN, Nigerian government, Eurostat-type data) was located within the search limit.
• The figure matches the claim's wording ('killed at the hands of Islamic militants'), but other reporting on Nigeria 2025 cites lower tolls (e.g. some reports mention around 2,550 Christians killed and 2,800 abducted), so the figure may represent the high end of estimates.
• The CBN article was published around July 2025 (per URL date), before the session date of 2026-07-08; a Spanish Ministry of Defence analysis (DIEEEA, 2026) and an ORFA fact sheet covering 2020-2025 killings could not be fully consulted within the search limit to cross-check the 2025 single-year figure.
• No independent second source corroborating the exact 3,500 figure for 2025 was found; corroboration is limited to a single secondary outlet.

Sources

• SecondaryCBN NewsIn 2025 alone, more than 3,500 Christians were killed at the hands of Islamic militants. Reports indicate that the number could be as high as ...
• SecondaryORFA (Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa) — Fact sheet Nigeria, Killings in the context of 'TERROR' 2020-2025More Nigerian Christian civilians were killed than Nigerians holding other religious affiliations. Amongst the 42,033 civilians killed: Number ...