In the center of Africa, in the “middle belt” of Nigeria, a silenced tragedy is taking place that demands our gaze, our voice and our commitment. In that country, thousands of Christians have been murdered, thousands more displaced, their churches burned, their communities disintegrated. Violence has reached levels that global society can no longer ignore.
Several NGOs estimate that more than 7,000 Christians were killed in the first seven months of 2025. The attacks are concentrated in states in the north and center of the country, where armed groups such as Boko Haram have carried out assaults that combine resource riots with religious violence. In the face of this, the lack of effective response from the Nigerian government and the impunity of many perpetrators add to the horror.
This is an issue that transcends the suffering of a single religious community: it is a cry that challenges our common humanity. When we accept that some suffer without intervention, we are accepting that evil is normalized. And when evil has no resistance, the cycle of violence perpetuates itself.
But we are not helpless. As ordinary citizens we also have tools to make visible, inform and demand justice. Here are some concrete actions that we can take: Inform and educate everyone we can, put political pressure (on embassies, local or international parliaments), support organizations that act on the ground. In short, transform pain into lasting commitment.
If we are aware that it is not just a figure in the headlines, but a family that cries, a community that fears and a life cut short, we can turn our indignation into a bridge to hope.
Because justice without action becomes compassionate, but passive. And compassion that does not move is not enough. Complicit silence sustains violence. The active voice challenges power, exposes the wound and accompanies healing.
Today, while others struggle to survive in Nigeria, we can choose not to look the other way. We can decide that the echo of their pain is not lost in the darkness of oblivion. And thus transform helplessness into incidence, solidarity into demand, the cry into legacy.
Violence will not stop by decree if it is not supported, made visible and resisted. And our voice, although small, can add up to millions when united with truth, with justice and with humanity.
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