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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

27 Christians Killed in Nigeria: 'To Wipe Out the Entirety of Christianity,' Says Reporter Who Fears He's Next

Twenty-seven Christians were killed in Plateau State, Nigeria, in attacks described as part of a campaign against Christianity (Credit: International Christian Concern/persecution.org)

In a shocking targeted assault, 27 Christians have been killed in fresh overnight attacks in Plateau State, central Nigeria, in what a local reporter describes as part of a campaign 'to wipe out the entirety of Christianity in Nigeria'.

The latest killings were reported in the villages of Rim and Mangu, about 50 miles south of Jos, during raids that began late on Saturday and ran into the early hours of Sunday.

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