Christians in Nigeria have the "opportunity to spare their blood by converting to Islam," the group wrote in a newsletter.

One Nigerian church paid $205,000 ransom for 50 kidnapped members as Fulani militants allegedly wage economic jihad against Christians in Middle Belt.

In 2020, Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, said bandits from Mali are trying to gain entry into the country through a border in Saki, a town in the state.