ZANWRUA, Nigeria — Attacks on Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state escalated in mid-October, with 48 dying in uninterrupted assaults between Oct. 8 and Oct. 17.
“All Christians in villages around here have been displaced and worship buildings have been abandoned,” said Dauda Samuel Kadiya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Zanwrua. “Some of the church buildings were destroyed by the attackers.”
The attacks on 13 Christian communities in the north-central state also wounded nine people and destroyed 249 homes.
Moses Tsohu, a Zanwrua village leader and ECWA member, lamented that the attacks were carried out in spite of the presence of soldiers stationed at checkpoints on the Jos-Miango Highway.
“In the past few weeks, our people have been attacked by Muslim Fulani herdsmen who are collaborating with armed terrorists to invade our communities,” Tsohu said. “These attacks are being carried out daily. Every blessed day we witness the invasion, killing of our people and the destruction of their houses.” (MS)
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