Nigeria Second on Genocide List as GOP Pushes for Sanctions

  JOS, NIGERIA—Amid Republican-led efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives to push for sanctions, Nigeria has emerged as the second deadliest country for genocide worldwide, as reported by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), an international crime-tracking nonprofit. Over the past 15 years, the country has witnessed more than 150,000 deaths attributed to Islamic extremists, according to Intersociety’s latest report shared with The Epoch Times. The figure places Nigeria behind only Syria, ravaged by civil war since 2011 with over 306,000 civilian deaths. The “Silent Genocide,” primarily targeting Christians includes the destruction of more than 18,500 churches, the report says....