April 22, 2003 – A pastor and six of his family members were killed in Kano in a house fire which was believed to have been set by Muslim militants.  Pastor Mudumere was known as a powerful preacher who even converted many Muslims.  Madumere’s wife and three children were killed in the fire as well as two other men believed to be relatives. (Compass Direct).

December 26, 2002 – An armed Muslim mob attacked Christians concluding a Christmas celebration in Bauchi.  The Celestial Church of Christ and many Christian homes were burned as Christians fled to police and army barracks for safety.  Police were able to intervene and stop the attack.  (Compass Direct).

November 20-21,2002 – Angry Muslims went on a rampage in Kadoka and Kino after an article in the This Day newspaper suggested that the prophet Muhammad would probably have married a contestant from the Miss World pageant scheduled to be held in Abuja.  Muslim mobs ransacked the newspaper’s office and then began to attack Christian targets, damaging up to 20 churches.  Over 200 people were killed and 1,200 were injured in the attacks.  Non-Muslims were reportedly singled out and stabbed, bludgeoned, or even burned to death.  (Barnabas Fund, CSW)

October 31, 2002 – A clash over student elections at the Federal College of Education in Zaria ended in the death of 20 Christian students.  Fifty other Christians were injured.  Muslim militants are believed to have helped Muslim students during the violence. (Compass Direct).

August 13, 2002 – The government of Kano State told a Church delegation that half of the Churches in the state must be closed because of Muslim complaints about “too many churches.”  Church leaders refused to consent to the government’s demands.  At least 20 Churches have been destroyed in Kano over the past 3 years. (Compass)

 August  2002 -  The governor of Zamfara announced that all residents, including Christians, to enhance the Islamic faith, must speak the Arabic language.  The governor had previously introduced the Shari’ah law as well.  (Compass Direct)   Furthermore, “introduced a different regime of fees for non-indigenes in its educational system.”. (The Sun 25/06/04).

June 6, 2002 – A Christian police officer in Katsina state was clubbed to death by a mob of Muslims after being accused of trampling a Koran.  The police officer had warned a Muslim preacher to stop inciting violence against Christians.  Afraid of being arrested, the preacher fabricated the Koran story to provoke the crowd. (Compass)

May – June, 2002 – At least 75 Christians were arrested in Niger State for opposing the state’s Islamic Shari’ah law.  (Compass)

May 2002 – The whereabouts of two Christians being charged with apostasy is unknown (see April 2002 below).  Lawali Yakubu and Ali Jafaru disappeared after a judge refused to sentence them to death.  It is believed that an Islamic monitoring group has decided to take the law into its own hands. (Compass)

April 8 – 22, 2002 – At least seven churches in Kano state were destroyed by authorities.  There is a growing trend in states that have accepted Shari’ah law to destroy Christian churches on the pretext that the churches have violated building codes.  Christians believe it is a step toward wiping out the Christian faith in northern Nigeria. (Compass)

April 2002 – Two Christians in Zamfara State were tried on the charge of apostasy, converting from Islam to Christianity.  According to Islamic law, the penalty for apostasy is death, though it is unclear whether state law makes this applicable or not.  However, the two Christians Lawali Yakubu and Ali Jafaru, claim they were never Muslims to start with.  The two belong to a sub-division of the predominately Muslim Hausa ethnic group that has practiced Christianity for many years.  (Ananova).

February 27, 2002 – Muslims in Ilorin turned violent while celebrating Eid-el-Kabir and began attacking Christians.  Three Christians were killed in the violence.  The Muslims demanded the implementation of Shari’ah in Kwara State. (Compass)

February  2002 – The Kano state government revealed that they had closed down 122 Christian schools for failing to meet state requirements.  The requirement in question is the compulsory study of Islam.  Christian schools have refused to allow Muslim clerics in to their schools, thus risking closure.  Public schools in Kano outlaw the teaching of Christian religion.  (Compass)

February 24, 2002 – Christian Esther Bulus was kidnapped from her school by four Muslims who slit her throat and left her to die.  Esther had refused to marry a politician in Gombi because he was Muslim.  The man is believed to have arranged her murder.  (Compass)

January 2002 – Two churches in Zamfara state were closed after the state government decided there were “too many churches.”  The first state to introduce Islamic Shari’ah law, Zamfara has also marked out 14 other churches for future closure and destruction.  The Churches already closed were the Anglican Church in Kaura Namoda and the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Anka.  (Compass)

December 10, 2001 – Truck driver Uche Nwama was killed for allowing the exhaust from his truck to drift into an open-air Islamic meeting.  Islamic militants claimed the exhaust had desecrated the Quran.  (Compass)

October 14 –18, 2001 – As a result of anti-American protests in Kano, 600 Christians are missing and another  350 were killed.  At least five churches were burned during the resulting riots.  (Compass)

October 7, 2001 – Muslim youths assaulted three Churches and 10 Christian-owned shops outfitted with gas bombs, in the city of Kaduna , setting fire to the buildings.  (CWN)

September 7-17 , 2001 – Seven Churches have been demolished, six churches set ablaze, fifty-four churches given demolition notices, and seventeen churches demolished by the government, in the Kano state, Nigeria .  The government stated all churches in Shagari quarters of Kano city were “illegal structures”, probably due to the religious conflict in Jos and the rumored future adoption of Shari’ah’a law.  (Compass)

August 5, 2001 – According to the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), Muslim mercenaries have been attacking Christians in the Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro areas, on two occasions, June 18^th and August 5^th.  COCIN said, “Three vehicles have been intercepted, loaded with warriors and weapons entering the conflict areas.. This has resulted in many deaths and widespread destruction.”  The attacks have left more than 100 dead and 5,000 refugees.  (Compass)

August 2001 – Ambrose Lar, a Christian worker at the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State was arrested and detained for seven days because of a prayer.  In a union meeting, Lar was asked to pray about the problems of the institution.  In the prayer he asked for God’s wrath on those who denied Christians basic religious rights.  The head of authority ordered the arrest of Lar.  Lar was released after the University workers went on strike on his behalf.

June 2001 – Fifteen Churches and 14 pastor’s residences were burned down in Gawaram, Jigawa State .  No one was hurt in the fires, but the Pastors and their families are now homeless.  A similar attack on 11 churches occurred earlier in the year in Hadeja.  Jigawa state is one of many northern Nigerian states that have implemented Shari’ah law.

February 24-25, 2001 – A visit to Gombe state by an Israeli ambassador sparked a riot by Muslim youths.  During the riot at least 4 people were killed, 50 were injured, and two churches were damaged.  The Calvary Baptist Church and the Bishara Baptist Church were both robbed and pews from the latter church were ripped out and burned.

November 2000 – Christians showing the Jesus Film in Kebbi state were warned not to continue showing the film. Kebbi also adopted Shari’ah law on December 1, 2000.

September 7-9, 2000 – In Bambam, Gombe state 25 people died as a result of clashes between Muslims and Christians due to the possible implementation of Shari’ah.  Property damage was estimated in the millions of Naira.

August 2000 –Another three northern states declared Shari’ah law, in direct contradiction to Nigeria ’s current Constitution.  These states are Katsina, Jigawa and Borno.

July 10, 2000 – In Sokoto state an 80 –year-old woman was sentenced to six months imprisonment for brewing an alcoholic beverage.  Drinking and selling alcohol is contrary to the state’s Shari’ah law.

June 21, 2000 – Kano state adopted Shari’ah law.  Shari’ah was officially  implemented on November 26, the first day of Ramadan.

June 2000 – Mrs Laraba John, a widow, was the first Christian to receive punishment under Shari’ah law in Niger state.  Mrs John was sentenced to 3 months in prison for brewing a local alcoholic beverage.  Though she has seven children and no husband, the court refused to grant leniency.

May 2000 – Christian women in Zamfara state say they were harassed and wrongfully accused of prostitution.

May 29, 2000 – Sokoto state declared Shari’ah law.

May 25, 2000 – Several days of violence in Kaduna over the introduction of Shari’ah have led to the death of at least 150 people.  Homes, shops and churches have also been destroyed.

May 22, 2000 – Muslim youths torched the First Baptist Church and Christian homes in Kaduna , leading to retaliation by Christian youths.  At least 11 people died and many others were injured in the incident.

May 16, 2000 – Muslim youths destroyed the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Kaduna only hours after peacekeeping troops left the area.

February 21-22, 2000 – Riots began after a Christian march opposing the implementation of Shari’ah law in Kaduna, northern Nigeria .  Christian and Muslim gangs armed with sticks set up roadblocks to hunt down rivals.  Travelers were killed as they tried to escape from their vehicles.  More than 1,000 people died in various clashes.

December 18-19, 2004 - Islamic extremists vandalized or destroyed 18 churches in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Christian leaders have threatened to retaliate if the state government does not stop the violence.

October 27, 1999 – Zamfara State   House of Assembly approved legislation to implement Shari’ah beginning on October 27, thus making it the first state to impose Islamic Shari’ah law in Nigeria . .

July/August, 1999 – The government in Kano state announced its plans to destroy around 150 Churches that it claims were built without government permission.  Christians protested this decision towards the end of July claiming discrimination, as Muslims don’t have to undergo the same treatment.  Hostilities between the Christian and Muslim communities in this state have resulted in thousands of deaths and the destruction of millions of dollars of property.