Fiery Nigerian cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo has called for healing and restoration after visiting various Plateau communities sacked by suspected Fulani terrorists who have left memories of silent graveyards and ruined households.
The Catholic Bishop of Wukari Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein, has urged his deans, other priests, and consecrated persons in violent-pronged areas across Southern Taraba, “to sensitise their people and take all necessary precautionary measures to stay safe.”
Priests of Wukari Diocese have lamented the destruction of Church property in two parishes worth over N100 million in Adu and Atav communities in Takum Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, North-Eastern Nigeria, by suspected Fulani militia.
A priest of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo, north central Nigeria, Fr. Jerome Itodo has raised alarm over the invasion of Odugbo in Apa Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State by suspected Fulani terrorists who kept shooting sporadically since morning.
West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore has disclosed that the unabated killings across Nigeria’s Middle Belt region are orchestrated by Fulani militia who receive payment from Chinese companies in exchange for illegal mining of “rare earth minerals.”
At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following coordinated attacks on communities in Plateau State, heightening fears of renewed violence along the troubled Barkin Ladi–Riyom corridor.
