Since 2019 CSI has been advocating on behalf of Nigeria’s Christians amid escalating sectarian violence. On 30 January 2022 it issued a Genocide Warning in response to the rising tide of violence by Islamist militants. Articles written between 2019 and February 2023 can be found on the archived Nigeria Report website.
Nigeria Report website (archived)
#FreeRhoda campaign
On 20 May 2022, Rhoda Ya'u Jatau, a Christian healthcare worker from Bauchi State, was arrested and jailed after being accused of blasphemy. CSI campaigned for her release for 18 months, using the hashtag #FreeRhoda. Jatau was released on bail on 8 December 2023 and was finally acquitted on 11 December 2024.
Read her story