By Jeff Agbodo
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has claimed that suspected Islamic terrorist groups killed 3,610 people and abducted 3,960 others across Nigeria between January and June 2026.
The human rights organisation also alleged that about 300 churches were destroyed, while 800 abducted Christian women and children were forcibly converted to Islam during the six-month period.
The claims were contained in the group’s mid-year report, signed by its Board Chairman, Mr Emeka Umeagbalasi.
According to the report, the organisation documented what it described as 22 categories of international crimes allegedly committed by terrorist groups, including killings, abductions, destruction of places of worship and forced religious conversion.
