Will We Have a Christmas Day Massacre in Nigeria? |
On a day meant for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christians living in the Middle Belt of Nigeria are on the precipice of a bloody massacre.
Equipping the Persecuted founder Judd Saul explained in a recent video posted to X that Nigerian intelligence has revealed the Fulani are planning an attack on Christmas Day.
These attacks are set to take place in Plateau State, specifically the communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, and Bokkos; Kaduna State in the Kafanchan area; and in Benue State in the region of Agatu. The Fulani militia is already mobilizing on the border of Plateau and Nasarawa States, as well as the Kaduna and Nasarawa border.
Sadly, Christmas attacks in Nigeria are not a new concept.
Fulani militants killed 11 Christians in Benue State coming home from a Christmas morning celebration last year. Earlier that week, they killed 14 people in Plateau State. A 2023 Christmas Eve attack in Plateau State left 140 dead and 300 injured. In 2015, at least 14 people were killed by Boko Haram on Christmas Day in Borno State. As Christians worshipped on Christmas Day in 2011 at churches in Niger and Plateau States,