Fulani militias slaughtered numerous Christians on Palm Sunday in Nigeria.
The terrorists murdered at least 54 Christians “in Zikke village, located in Bassa County, west of Plateau State’s capital, Jos.”
From Truth Nigeria:
Eyewitnesses and local leaders attribute the violence to suspected Fulani ethnic militias who stormed the hamlet of 3,000 people in the evening, setting homes ablaze and shooting residents.The village was undefended by community guards, dubbed “vigilantes” in Nigeria. Cell phone coverage was spotty, and roads were primitive, making quick escape arduous. For terrorists, this village was low-hanging fruit, observers said.The terrorists left behind the corpses of deceased women, children, and senior citizens in their homes, which they torched as they left the village. Relatives were traumatized since they had to bear the stench of the burned bodies of their loved ones from smoking compounds.According to community members, the assault lasted for about an hour before security forces arrived. By then, most of the village had been destroyed.
The village laid those who perished to rest on April 14. Rev. Hezekiah Mukan read 1 Thessalonians 4:13 and asked “everyone to remember their hope in Christ as they mourned the dead.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13: “We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.”
Baptist pastor Ishaku Mathew Kure lost 10 members of his church.
Kure saw the murderers, “some speaking both English and Fulani, using phrases like ‘Kill’ and ‘Let’s go.'”
Bure wants to know, “We obey the law as Christians, but I ask — how did the Fulani get guns, and we don’t? The government failed to protect us. If the Nigerian constitution allowed us to own guns, we would defend ourselves.”
Thank goodness for our Second Amendment.
These militias target Christians in Plateau:
From December 2023 to February 2024, more than 1,300 people were killed in Plateau state alone, including more than 500 women and 260 children. Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced. The frequency and pattern of the attacks have led to growing fears of an orchestrated campaign to forcibly displace Christian communities and seize their ancestral lands.Eli Bako, a state lawmaker representing the affected area, called the attack “evil” and pleaded with the international community for urgent intervention. “One day, we will have no people left in our constituency,” he warned, criticizing the selective disarmament of vulnerable villagers.
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