“The Muslim tribesmen came mainly to burn our church again,” said an eyewitness who described the culprits as Fulani Militants, speaking the Hausa language. “It was dark and I was hiding, I heard them saying let us burn the church, then I heard the gunshot and the Fulani (Militants) all ran away.”

“We are killed because of our faith,” the Zangwra church pastor told ICC, “The security has failed us, we only need to depend on God, International Communities please come to our aid and be praying for persecuted Christians.”

“Christians are now afraid to go to church,” the pastor continued, “we are losing members daily and our means of livelihood are destroyed without compensation from the government.”

Zangwra is a village in Plateau with a population of over 2,000 people, located close to a military station.  “We don’t trust the Nigerian army,” a youth leader of the community told ICC, “Our youths, parents and women are killed without any compensation from the military or arrest of Fulani militants.”