Christians are being murdered for sport by jihadists in Nigeria, but the world remains indifferent.

In Nigeria, Christians are being "killed for sport" in a continuous massacre, but the world seems to be ignoring it.

In Nigeria, while the rest of the world is celebrating the beginning of Christmas, they are mourning the end of life as over 100 Christians have died. The world remains virtually silent.

Some 20 communities in central Nigeria were terrorized by armed bandits, resulting in the deaths of over 140 people, according to Amnesty International. However, some sources claim that the actual number of deaths could be closer to 200.

In Nigeria's Plateau State, a significant number of Christians were murdered in a broad area that separates the predominantly Muslim north and the mostly Christian south. According to various reports, Christians make up 46% of Nigeria's population.

The Rev. Johnnie Moore tweeted on X, formerly Twitter, that there was yet another Christmas massacre of Christians in Nigeria yesterday and the world is "silent." He added, "Just unbelievable."

Since 2009, over 52,000 Christians have been brutally murdered in Nigeria for their faith, according to Intersociety, a civil society organization based in Onitsha.

"The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria condemned the recent attacks in Plateau State and expressed heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of life, a spokesperson told Planet Chronicle Digital. The spokesperson called for accountability and added that the U.S. is deeply concerned by the violence and is monitoring the situation."

"According to the Rev. Johnnie Moore, the worst place in the world to be a Christian is in western Africa, particularly in parts of Nigeria. Moore is a former commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, and co-author of "The Next Jihad.""

In 2015, when ISIS was at its peak in Iraq and Syria, terrorists in Nigeria killed more Christians than all those killed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq combined, as Moore stated on Planet Chronicle Digital.

"Christians in western Africa are frequently subjected to horrific violence, with children being the most vulnerable, and the actual number of deaths often being much higher than what is reported."

"Thousands of churches have been destroyed, and countless Christians have been kidnapped. Children and women are hunted, and entire villages are burnt and pillaged. Despite the danger, one pastor remained in harm's way to be a light in the darkness, even if it cost him his life."

"The threat of jihadists poses a new, deadly danger that can endanger both Christians and Muslims, according to Walid Phares, a political analyst who has studied jihadists in Africa and the Middle East for decades and has written extensively on the topic, including "The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad.""

"Boko Haram, a terrorist group from north Nigeria, is gradually becoming the country's ISIS. They are indoctrinated by the Muslim Brotherhood and trained by al Qaeda Africa. Boko Haram represses moderate Muslims and massacres Christians. They attack Christians in the Plateau State area in the center to remove them and seize their lands."

"The conflict in Nigeria has an economic component, but economics are always present in similar conflicts, so this cannot fully explain the violence as the jihadi ideology does. The objective of the Nigerian jihadists is to drive the Christians south and eradicate them."

Moore stated that the hotspots of jihadist activity in Africa have been converging into a piecemeal Islamic State, exhibiting the same brutality witnessed in Israel, Iraq, and Syria.

According to eyewitnesses, the Christmas attacks lasted for up to 12 hours before help arrived. The former Nigerian chief of army staff, Ty Danjuma, claimed that this was due to government troops working alongside the attackers.

"The military is not impartial, they work with the bandits who murder Nigerians," he declared to a cheering audience this week. "They [the army] enable their operations, they conceal them. If you rely on the military to put an end to the killings, you will perish one by one."

The State Department spokesperson informed Planet Chronicle Digital that no group has admitted responsibility for the attacks, and we cannot verify the attackers' motivations. Religious freedom is a top priority in U.S. foreign policy, and it is a significant aspect of our ongoing engagement with the Nigerian government. We remain concerned about religious freedom in Nigeria and will continue to collaborate with the Nigerian government to address these issues and safeguard all human rights, including the freedom of religion or belief.

The administration should take action to address religious freedom violations in Nigeria, according to critics. In early March, 29 religious freedom activists urged Congress members to push the Biden administration to redesignate Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" in the State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, which lists the world's worst violators of religious freedom. The Trump administration had placed Nigeria on the list in 2020, but the Biden administration removed it despite protests from human rights groups.

The Intersociety group in Nigeria revealed that over 34,000 moderate Muslims have been killed since 2009. However, Phares believes there is hope for peace, but immediate action is necessary.

"Multiple Muslim communities in Nigeria reject jihadism and seek coexistence with other religions. However, after the ethnic cleansing of Christians, jihadists in Nigeria may turn against moderate and reformist Muslims, as seen in Afghanistan and Iran. The U.S., EU, and U.N. must create a platform for Muslim moderates and Christians in Nigeria and provide support to civil society to fix the country."

Immediate action is necessary to stop the killings. More can be done, and it must be done now. The evidence is clear and widespread.