In November police freed 259 men, women, and children from an Islamic school in Oyo State and rescued 15 people chained in a church in Lagos. embassy, consulate general, and visiting U.S. government officials regularly promoted principles of religious freedom and religious coexistence in discussions throughout the year with government officials, religious leaders, and civil society organizations. This religion refers to people that follow both the Bible and the Quran. The individuals were released after authorities paid a ransom.In its report, “Nigeria: The Genocide is Loading,” NGO Jubilee Campaign stated that it had documented at least 52 Fulani militant attacks between January and June 12. The state government announced it would appeal the decision at the federal level.In May the Kano state Hisbah Board arrested 80 Muslims accused of eating in public rather than fasting during Ramadan. The event took place as scheduled after the university removed the term “witchcraft” from the title of the conference.On February 23, interfaith leaders and members of the Strength and Diversity Development Center held a “Weekend of Prayer and March for Peace” in seven states across the country.On January 10, the NGO 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative organized the first of three international religious freedom roundtables. These revelations were given to the Prophet by God through the the angel Gabriel. In October ISIS-WA filmed and publicly released the video of the killing of one of the six abducted AAH aid workers, who was Muslim. The Nigerian census for 1963 showed that 38% of the population was Muslim, 36% Christian, and 26% other. Later in June Kaduna’s highest court nullified the law, stating that it was inconsistent with the constitution’s guarantees for freedom of expression, association, and religion. Membership is available for the adults who accept a non-idolatrous faith in God. But they can be found in many international cities and have become an especially strong religious presence in the United Kingdom and Canada. Other communities include Baha’is, Jews (including significant numbers of Judaic-oriented groups), Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, animists, and individuals who do not follow any religion.The Hausa, Fulani, and Kanuri ethnic groups are most prevalent in the predominantly Muslim North West and North East states. According to the Council on Foreign Relations Nigeria Security Tracker, Boko Haram has destroyed 59 churches and 22 mosques since 2010.Numerous fatal clashes continued throughout the year in the North Central region between predominantly Christian farmers from various ethnic groups and predominantly Fulani Muslim herders. The journalists later were released.Local and international NGOs continued to criticize the lack of accountability for soldiers implicated in a December 2015 clash between the army and IMN members that, according to a Kaduna State government report, left at least 348 IMN members and one soldier dead, with IMN members buried in a mass grave. A lot of Christians are Protestant but about a quarter is Catholic. Religious groups and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) expressed concern that this conflict took on increasingly religious undertones. A religious leader is respected and feared but also loved. Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country. Speaking of the ethnic minority groups in the country, the Hausa ethnic group is mostly Muslim in the Northern part. They also participated in multiple interfaith conferences and summits throughout the year encouraging religious, traditional, government, and community leaders to continue to engage in dialogue and work towards sustainable peace. This religion refers to people that follow both the Bible and the Quran. This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. Although Christianity and Islam are the two leading religions in Nigeria, there are also people who have chosen to follow the traditional religion. The nature of a case and the consent of the parties usually determine what type of court has jurisdiction.