Christianity in Sokoto State

Christianity is a minority religion in the Nigerian State of sokoto, where Sharia is constitutionally enforced (only muslims). The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has some 44,000 Catholics. Sokoto State is an area of Nigerian sectarian violence and persecution of Christians. The Redeemed Christian Church of God is active in Sokoto. An Anglican Diocese of Sokoto of the Church of Nigeria has been created in about 1990. An ECWA Samuel Matankari Memorial College of the Evangelical Church of West Africa exists in Sokoto. Zion World Prayer and Missions has its headquarters in Sokoto. The anti-Christian riots of 1966 resulted in the displacement of many Christians.