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Pastors Claim of RCCG Praying for Nigerias Deliverance from Terrorism and Corruption Fact-Checked

“OSIPIENT BLESSED <redacted_social_handle> X.com How can you protest as a Pastor when fuel was #95, but now that it's #1 ,350 you' re saying Let's pray? RCCG <redacted_social_handle> X.com SavageResponses The Almighty God will deliver Nigeria from the shackles of Terrorism and Corruption in the mighty name of Jesus. Everyone in captivity would be freed and returned home safely and the enemies of Nigeria would have no peace in Jesus name (AMEN)!”
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Confidence: High Checked on June 12, 2026

Summary

Nigeria is currently experiencing a sharp rise in terrorism-related deaths and attacks, ranking among the world’s most affected countries, and it continues to struggle with pervasive corruption. Therefore, the claim that the nation has been delivered from terrorism and corruption, or that all captives have been freed, is not supported by present facts.

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  • 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Nigeria

    On July 26, the Federal High Court ... activities” of the group. On July 28, the government complied, officially banning the IMN as an illegal organization and thereby prohibiting its meeting or activities....

  • 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Nigeria

    In February, ORFA, based in the Netherlands, published a report on killings and abductions in the country from October 2019 through September 2022, concluding that Christians were killed in proportionately much greater numbers than Muslims by entities the report designated as “terror groups.” In absolute numbers, the report stated that 12,793 Christians and 4,497 Muslims were killed in the three-year period covered by the report. The report, however, did not draw conclusions regarding whether Christians were deliberately targeted. In October, a report released by Nigerian security risk management firm Beacon Consulting stated that suspected Boko Haram members killed more than 252 persons in Borno State by in August alone in addition to many killings in the preceding months.

reuters.com
habous.gov.ma
  • دعوة الحق - مستقبل الإسلام في نيجيريا

    فواجبنا نحو إخوة العقيدة في القارة الخضراء هو الدعم المستمر في شتى المجالات مع السهر الدائم لخير الدعوة هناك، وهذا اواجب نحوهم يعتبر من أمانة الدعوة إلى الإسلام التي هي في عنق كل مسلم، كل على قدر استطاعته: (وقل اعملوا فسيرى الله عملكم ورسوله والمؤمنون وستردون إلى عالم الغيب والشهادة فينبئكم بما كنتم تعملون) (الحجرات:13). 1) بتاريخ 26 أبريل 1985. 2) إن هذا الانخفاض كان متوقعا بعد الإطاحة بنظام أحمد بيللو وأبي بكر تفاوة اللذين عملا في عهدهما على أسلمة نيجيريا.

theguardian.com
bbc.com
aawsat.com
  • ما حقيقة العنف الطائفي في نيجيريا؟

    أثارت تهديدات الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترمب بالتدخل العسكري في نيجيريا، تحت ذريعة حماية المسيحيين من العنف الطائفي، تساؤلاتٍ بشأن حقيقة الأوضاع الأمنية هناك، وما إذا كان هناك فعلاً اضطهاد للمسيحيين، في ظل معاناة الدولة الواقعة غرب أفريقيا من إرهاب متزايد منذ أكثر من 15 عاماً.

cfr.org
  • Violent Extremism in the Sahel | Global Conflict Tracker

    Jihadist militants overran a Nigerian military base in the country’s northern Borno state, killing nearly twenty soldiers and destroying government infrastructure (AFP). April 9, 2026 · Militants affiliated with JNIM and the self-proclaimed Islamic State ​Sahel Province recorded their first-ever clash in Niger, signaling that porous borders, poor security, and heightened intra-group conflict could expand the front lines of terror-related conflict in the Sahel (Reuters).

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