THE SILENT GENOCIDE
📊 THE PATTERN: IT’S NOT RANDOM
For Example, when you map the violence, a clear pattern emerges that disproves the “farmer-herder conflict” narrative:
Attack Timing
- During church services – Sunday morning attacks are systematic
- Christmas and Easter – Major Christian holidays see spike in attacks
- Night raids – Families killed in their sleep, villages burned
- Harvest season – Timing ensures maximum food insecurity
Attack Targets
- Churches – Deliberate destruction of worship centers
- Clergy – Pastors and priests specifically targeted
- Christian villages – Muslim villages in same areas left untouched
- Christian schools – Educational institutions systematically attacked
Statistical Reality: In regions where Christians are 40% of the population, they account for 85% of the victims. This isn’t about land or cattle. This is about religion.
👥 THE HUMAN STORIES
Easter Sunday 2024, Benue State
While families attended sunrise service, Fulani militants surrounded the village. When worshippers emerged from church, they were met with gunfire. 47 killed, including 12 children. The church was burned. The village was emptied.
Christmas Eve 2024, Plateau State
Father Isaac Achi locked himself in his rectory when militants attacked. They set the building on fire. Witnesses heard him screaming as he burned alive. He was 70 years old and had served his community for 40 years.
June 2025, Kaduna State
Militants attacked a church during Sunday mass. 52 dead. Among them: an entire family—father, mother, four children. The youngest was 3 years old.
These aren’t statistics. These are people. Each number represents a life, a family, a community destroyed. And it’s happening weekly.