Nigeria reports continued violence against Christian communities

Violence against Christian communities continues in Nigeria, marked by recent reports of killings in Plateau State and Abuja. Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo has reported the deaths of seven more Christians, allegedly murdered by armed Fulani militants. These attacks are part of a broader pattern of violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt involving religious, communal, and land-based conflicts.

In a separate incident in the Nyanya-Jikwoyi area of Abuja, Rev. Emeka Unaegbu, the presiding pastor of Goodnews Power Assembly International, died following a distress call at his church. While initial reports suggested he was attacked by gunmen during a vigil, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has contested the claim of a violent struggle. Police stated that preliminary investigations found no visible marks of violence on the body, and Commissioner of Police Bala Ciroma has ordered a postmortem to determine the exact cause of death.