Nigerian Christians are being massacred and abducted in large numbers by Islamists, but mainstream media are framing it as a dispute over grazing land. Photo courtesy of Christians on the ground.
If mainstream media and American Democrats and liberals are correct that the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria is merely a conflict over grazing land rather than a genocide, then why are so many Christians not only being killed but also abducted? Abduction has never been a defining feature of disputes between herders and farmers in other countries.
In the past twenty-four hours, more reports of the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria have emerged. Priests and laypeople on the ground are posting videos and impassioned cries for help on social media.
Al Jazeera has said Christian genocide is a myth, while mainstream U.S. media have described it as a Republican conspiracy theory and lies made up by President Trump.
Apparently, people in Nigeria have fallen so deeply for Republican lies that they mistakenly believe their own families and parishioners are being killed.
On Thursday, February 19, an armed group invaded the Tungan Duste community in Anka Local Government Area. Although the attack occurred late last week, casualty figures were officially confirmed by police on Monday, February 23.
Thirty-eight people were killed, and numerous residents, primarily women and children, were abducted. Police stated they had prior intelligence about the attack, but were unable to reach the area in time due to poor road access.
Simultaneous attacks also took place late last week in Kebbi State, with official reports and statements from the African Union released over the last 48 hours, February 22–23. Thirty-three people were killed in those raids.
In Taraba State, particularly in Mchia and Donga, reports emerging as of February 23 describe a worsening crisis in the southern region. Ten people were killed in a recent massacre in the village of Mchia.
Church leaders from the Wukari Diocese held a press briefing on February 18, calling for an end to the ongoing attacks on Christians by Fulani militias.
They also released a separate statement detailing that more than 100 people have been killed in the region since early February and that over 200 communities and churches have been destroyed.
The Berom Youths Movement (BYM) is primarily a defense and advocacy group for the Christians of Plateau State, which has been the epicenter of the attacks on Christians, largely by Fulani militias, many of which have links to terrorist organizations such as ISIS.
The BYM acts as a frontline voice for its communities. Members often organize local vigilante groups to patrol Berom villages against attacks from militant herders.
They are outspoken in criticizing the Nigerian government, accusing the military of failing to protect Christian farmers or even being complicit in the violence.
The BYM views the conflict as both a land grab and a religious war. They believe militant groups are attempting to displace them from their ancestral lands to establish Islamic dominance in the Middle Belt between the Muslim north and the Christian south.
In a video posted by the BYM, the speaker said, “This is another round of terrorism, and we want security to have it on record that our lives are not to be taken by so-called Fulani, whom, as far as we are concerned… these are terrorists… and it must be admitted that the Fulani killing us are terrorists.”
Paul, a local journalist who helps cover the massacres of Christians in Nigeria, sent this message: “Last night, alarms were raised on social media alerting the police to an impending and later ongoing attack. They never showed up to protect the community.”
He continued, “This is the report filtering in this morning: 7 persons and counting. Location: Doruwa in Barkin Ladi Local Government of Plateau State. More details of what happened are still coming in.”
He also spoke about a previous massacre. “Just last weekend, the Fulani national tribal association (MIYETTI ALLAH) connived with the media and framed a report that their cattle were poisoned by Christians… an attempt to justify retaliation. Anytime they frame such reports in the media, it is followed by killings of Christian villagers. They want to play the media game and change the narrative.”
This is the angle mainstream media are pushing: they are slow to report the killings and abductions, and when they do, they frame them as a conflict between herders and farmers over grazing rights, while First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, a Pentecostal pastor, has told reporters there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria.
“Another disturbing detail of what happened is that the community that was attacked yesterday night, is very close to a military station.” Said Paul “And the military imposed a curfew on the villagers yesterday before the attack commenced.”
While mainstream media, Democrats, and American liberals describe these conflicts as “farmer-herder clashes” driven by land and climate pressures, many human rights organizations and local religious leaders point to a clear sectarian pattern.
Groups such as ISWAP, Boko Haram, and militant Fulani factions have increasingly targeted Christian villages, leading some organizations to issue formal “genocide” warnings.
For those who deny this slaughter is happening, it would be wise to examine what the affected communities are posting on social media and to speak with them directly. Those on the ground are clear about what they are experiencing and witnessing.
A local Christian posted on social media:
“Even before the onset of extremist Islamic militants in the Muslim-dominated far North, we Christians in the Middle Belt have been the targets of violent attacks from Fulani herdsmen, targeting entire Christian villages and wiping them out. They openly mock us and say we must leave, convert, or die. In the far North, which is predominantly Muslim, the small pockets of Christian communities were the primary targets of these extremists when the insurgency was in its early stages.
They only recently resorted to indiscriminate killings of both Christian and Muslim populations due to pressure from the army. But for us in the Middle Belt, we are entirely facing religious persecution.”
The U.S. White House received a formal report yesterday, February 23, from House Republicans outlining the need for intervention to stop the targeting of these communities.
The United States is currently considering withholding certain funds from the Nigerian government until more effective measures are taken to protect vulnerable populations.
Following a series of U.S. airstrikes in late 2025 and January 2026 against ISIS affiliates in northwest Nigeria, U.S. military advisors have recently arrived in Bauchi to assist Nigerian forces with counterterrorism expertise.
Further policy action is expected now that the president has received the report. Until then, Christians around the world are asked to pray for the safety of their Nigerian brothers and sisters in Christ.
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