By Masara Kim and Lawrence Zongo
(Jos) The ongoing attacks in late March 2025 concentrating in the green Middle Belt region have forced tens of thousands of Christian villagers to flee their homes and crowd into makeshift camps for internally displaced persons with little water and sanitation facilities. TruthNigeria investigations reveal that thousands of victims of Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM) have been abandoned by both the Nigerian authorities and so-called nonprofits advocating for them locally and internationally.
In recent times, Equipping the Persecuted Initiative, an Iowa-based nonprofit has remained an only hope for thousands of survivors, providing them with food, shelter, clothing and medical subsidies. The organization has equally provided training and combat kits to village defenders to resist terror attacks, and recently has donated state-of-the art facilities to enable the Nigerian Civil Defense Corps to effectively monitor and respond to threats in the outskirts of the capital city of Abuja.
Motivation for attacks
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has insisted the attacks in Plateau State are aimed at land grabbing and ethnic displacements and urged citizens to take their destinies into their own hands.
“I want you to know that it is God who placed us in this land. Not any man. God who placed us in this land has not forgotten us. And I look around, and I see churches everywhere, and it tells me you’re believers in Christ. Those who think they can intimidate us till we pack our things and leave the land for them will be put to shame,” Mutfwang declared.
“We don’t pray for any bad to happen, but we must always be on guard, we must always be prepared,” said the Governor, a proud Christian believer.
“The times we’re in are hard. We must look out for one another. No more shall we go to the farms unaccompanied. We must organize joint efforts. Some are farming and some are watching. Whether at ceremonies or funerals, we must split into groups. One group must be watching,” he said at Fofwere village on March 29.
For more detail, See the full story, “The Battle for Plateau State,” elsewhere on TruthNigeria.com
Masara Kim and Lawrence Zongo are conflict reporters for TruthNigeria.
