Nowhere in the world are more Christians murdered than in Nigeria.

Omissions

• The statistic comes from Open Doors' World Watch List 2026, published in early 2026 (before the 2026-07-08 session), covering the 2024-2025 reporting period; the MEP could have known this data.
• The data is compiled by Open Doors, a Christian advocacy NGO, and counts recorded/reported killings of Christians; it is not an official government or UN statistic.
• Analysts attribute most of these killings to Islamist insurgency (Boko Haram, ISWAP) and farmer-herder conflicts in northern and Middle Belt Nigeria, where religious identity is one factor among several (alongside ethnicity, land and resources); the claim's implication that victims are killed solely 'because they are Christians' simplifies a more complex conflict dynamic.

Sources

• PrimaryOpen Doors — Nigeria country profile (World Watch List)In Nigeria, Christians suffer significant and severe persecution – to such a degree that Nigeria has been the [country with the highest number of Christians killed globally in the World Watch List].
• SecondaryEWTN Vatican (citing Open Doors World Watch List 2026)Nigeria accounted for 72% of Christians killed worldwide last year, according to Open Doors' World Watch List 2026.