A Nigerian pastor is facing death threats after speaking out against Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling the violence "genocide." He is appealing to international bodies for protection and intervention amidst escalating...



A Nigerian pastor is currently under death threats after speaking out on Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling for protection against “genocide.”

“My life is in grave danger. Even as I speak, I am on the lookout for attacks. I no longer sleep with my eyes closed. I have been attacked before but escaped,” The Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, who's based in Plateau state as regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi, told reporters on October 24.

About a week prior to his statement, a video recorded on October 15 showed Dachomo standing over in a mass grave with the bodies of at least 12 slain church members, who were reportedly killed by suspected radical Fulani herdsmen in Rachas village, Heipang District, and Rawuru village in Fan District, The Christian Post reported.

In response, Dachomo criticized the Nigerian government for denying the genocide taking place and is requesting help from the Trump administration, the U.S. Senate, and the United Nations.

“The Nigerian government keeps denying that there’s no genocide against Christians in Nigeria, but look at the corpses that were killed today,” Dachomo said. “I’m calling on President Trump of America to please save our lives in Nigeria. Just as he intervened in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, I’m calling on his attention to Nigeria. Christians are being massacred. They claim Muslims, too, are being killed, but the question is, they’re being killed by whom? By Muslims, of course!”

Dachomo also noted that he is now facing death threats in light of the video and allegations of genocide, including threats from military officials after he accused them of not responding to reports of the attacks on Christians in Barkin Ladi, The Daily Post reported.

“Even the Nigerian Army issued a press release against me, accusing me of inciting people,” the pastor said. “But they are the ones inciting the Muslims against us by refusing to make arrests. This is what we are facing, and we have now resorted to self-defense; otherwise, the name of Jesus will not be mentioned again in our land.”

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