My Life In Grave Danger, Plateau Cleric Cries Out

A Plateau-based cleric Evangelist Ezekiel Dachomo has cried out to all who care to listen that his life is in danger.

Dachomo, regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations, cried out while speaking in an interview excerpted from Punch, had shared virile videos of mass burial of victims of a recent attack in Heipang community near Jos which he alleges was religious:

According to the cleric: “I made the video for record-keeping so that future generations will be able to see how we were terrorised and persecuted. The video is also evidence that a Christian genocide is going on in the North.

The purpose is to help both present and future generations stand firm in Christ despite persecution and terror.

It is also meant to guide them in soul-winning. If they don’t have a record that strengthens their faith, they may give up.

This is what we are facing, and we have now resorted to self-defence; otherwise, the name of Jesus will not be mentioned again in our land.

I want the world to know that we are going through the worst, as Jesus said, “You will be persecuted.” So, we are keeping records of what we are passing through, just as the Bible kept records of what Christians endured.

The incident that led to the mass burial happened last Thursday in Heipang, Jos, Plateau State. There is an airport there, and some Muslims have been trying to take control of the place. The village has been attacked several times because of this.

On that fateful day, Fulani herdsmen invaded the village and killed 11 people. We rushed to the scene; children were butchered without conscience, yet the Nigerian government denied Christian genocide. We made the video to prove them wrong.

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That same day, they kidnapped the wife of one of our reverends, and she has yet to be released. They are asking us to pay ransom—another way of plundering Christians. If you pay ransom, they may still kill your loved ones.

About five people were injured and rushed to the hospital. Also, last Saturday, they attacked a hospital and abducted two ladies who are members of our church.

Many Christians have relocated to the South-South because of these attacks. We call on Nigerians to pray for us.

These killings are too many. They started from Borno, and now they are bringing mercenaries from the far North.

They attack and loot our villages, taking away farm produce, and the soldiers do nothing.

-The cleric spoke to Punch