This article is about a generalized timeline of religious violence in Nigeria. For more information on the current uprising (post-2009), see
Boko Haram insurgency .
Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian -Muslim strife in modern Nigeria , which can be traced back to 1953. Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency , which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria.[ 50] Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram , Fulani herdsmen and other groups.[ 48] [ 49] The killings have been referred to as a silent genocide.[ 51] [ 52]
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