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In the U.S., we rarely have to worry about being persecuted for believing in Jesus. While there are people who disagree with us, the violence is far and few between compared to foreign countries around the world. On Palm Sunday, 2026, this was sadly the case.
At a local bar in the city of Jos in Nigeria, around 8 p.m., gunmen killed at least 12 people while an angry mob killed an additional 10. Attacks on Christian communities have been common in recent years, but the violence around the Middle Belt and north has been steadily increasing in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Located in the Angolan Rukuba neighborhood, Plateau State, the local bar-cum-restaurant, Open Doors U.K., was caught off guard when gunmen on bikes started firing sporadically inside and out of the building. According to Fox News, 7,500 Christians have been killed in Nigeria as a whole in 2025.
While it remains unclear who was exactly behind the massacre, International Christian Concern (ICC), a humanitarian organization, notes that the recent shooting’s death toll was closer to 30 people. Truth Nigeria believes the attack could be linked to the Boko Haram terrorist group, though no claims have been verified at this time.