Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo Vows to Press on Despite Threats to His Life
By Masara Kim
ABUJA – In recent weeks, videos by Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo—widely known locally as ‘Dara’ (“father” in his Berom dialect)—have been referenced at the highest levels of global discussions on the ongoing Christian genocide in Nigeria. Rev. Dachomo has distinguished himself by fearlessly advocating for the rights of Christians in the violence-stricken Middle Belt region where he has presided over 70 mass burials of terror victims. Unlike many Christian leaders who have remained silent or sided with the government in denying atrocities committed by radical Islamist terrorists, Dachomo has consistently broadcasted live from mass burial sites, using his platform to raise awareness and stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians.
Most of his videos, streamed live on Facebook, passionately appeal for global intervention and highlight the Nigerian government’s failure to protect religious groups. Just as international attention was growing—with the United States under President Donald Trump considering sanctions—Dachomo, leader of a 10,000-member congregation (half of whom are reported displaced by terror attacks), was barred from Meta platforms last week.
This action cut off his only channel to share evidence of Christian persecution in his region. Dachomo told TruthNigeria that both his Facebook and Instagram pages were shut down between November 22 and 24, 2025. His eight months-old Facebook page, with more than 100,000 followers, was closed on Saturday morning. While his team attempted to appeal the decision, his newly created Instagram page was also taken down the following day. Moments before both accounts were removed, Dachomo received alerts from Meta claiming his content posed “threats to national security”.
“But here is the funny thing; Pastor Ezekiel hasn’t killed anybody,” said Judd Saul, founder and Director of Equipping the Persecuted Initiative, a U.S.-based mission supporting terror survivors in Nigeria. “He has only gone to massacre sites and presided over 70 burials in the last five years,” said Saul in a video on Facebook. “He hasn’t hurt anybody. All he’s done is raise attention about the genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Meta, cooperating with the Nigerian government, is silencing a pastor for speaking out about what is happening in Nigeria,” Saul stated.
Two days before his ordeal, Dachomo was discussed in Washington, D.C., by U.S. Congress members during a special hearing on Nigeria. In his statement, Rep. Rieley Moore of West Virginia highlighted Nigeria’s unwillingness to protect vulnerable groups, citing a video of Dachomo shot by TruthNigeria on October 15th, during the mass burial of 11 out of 13 Christians killed near Jos the previous night. In the video, Dachomo stands before the corpses, making a passionate appeal for intervention from President Donald Trump.
US Congressman Calls for Protection of Rev. Dachomo
“I do want to highlight a case that just happened recently in the Plateau State,” said Mr. Moore. “We had a pastor there who had warned the Nigerian government and said, ‘We are under imminent threat. We’re going to face an attack. If you don’t send some forces here in the next 24 hours, we need help. Please come here and help us’,” Moore shared. “The Nigerian government not only ignored it, but they literally put out a press release about it, calling it fake news and hyperbole and being overblown. Well, 13 people lost their lives the next day,” More reported, adding, “how can you trust a government that doesn’t even show up when you ask them to? How are you supposed to trust your life with something like that? You can’t.”
In the referenced video, Dachomo describes giving advance warning of attacks Barkin Ladi, which was dismissed by army authorities as “baseless and aimed at causing unnecessary tension.”
“[President] Trump, please help us, they are killing Christians in Nigeria!” Dachomo shouted in the video. “The Nigerian government claims there is no genocide but look at this. Yesterday, the army said I was lying about impending threats. Now what is this?”
This video has become one of the most widely used in discussions of Christian genocide in Nigeria, bringing the previously little-known Rev. Dachomo initially only supported by Equipping the Persecuted Initiative into the global spotlight. However, the increased visibility has also exposed him to threats.
“They are threatening and warning me to stop exposing President Bola Tinubu’s government over the ongoing killings of Christians by Fulani terrorists,” Dachomo said in his last video shared on November 21. He revealed receiving a phone call from a high-ranking official in the Tinubu administration, following a visit from a presidential advisor expressing concern over his criticism of the government. A former senator close to the administration also reached out to TruthNigeria, requesting help to persuade Dachomo to stop blaming the government for genocide concerns.
“I said, so I’m exposing my government while they watch me on social media. But what about me? The same government is exposing us to Fulani killings by refusing to stop the attacks. Their silence endangers Christians all over Nigeria,” Dachomo said.
Less than 24 hours after these comments, his Facebook page was logged out and became inaccessible. Dachomo received a message from Meta claiming his content posed threats to national security. After creating a new Instagram page the following day on November 22, it was also shut down within 24 hours, despite containing only two short, non-combative podcast videos. The development has drawn condemnation from local and international observers and rights activists, many of whom have offered legal support.
Legal Consequences of Silencing a Whistleblower
According to Jos-based rights attorney Rachael Kandi, the decision to bar Dachomo constitutes a violation of his rights to freedom of expression guaranteed by local and international laws. “Shutting his social media down is an attempt to silence him, which infringes upon his rights,” Kandi told TruthNigeria. “Our constitution guarantees the right to express and worship freely,” said Kandi, who is also chief executive of Sozo Humanitarian Aid.
Another rights attorney, John Maton accused Meta of silencing truthtellers in an apparent support for Christian genocide.
“[Meta] is pro-terrorists,” wrote Maton to TruthNigeria. “They have been taking down my links to the genocide in Plateau [State],” Maton wrote in a text message.
Mark Zuckerberg Called ‘Complicit’ with Terrorism
A conflict researcher and scholar at the Federal University Lafia, Dr. Stanley Kavwam shared these sentiments. “Meta is already becoming complicit,” said Kavwam to TruthNigeria.
“Mark Zuckerberg should be called to order to understand that his platform is supposed to provide opportunities for people to share information about the truth,” Kavwam said.
“Is what [Ezekiel] Dachomo has been saying a fallacy? But they keep suppressing it. If it were not for social media how would Dachomo ever be heard?” he queried.
Masara Kim is an award-winning conflict reporter in Jos and a senior editor of TruthNigeria.
Meta actually has compromised With evil men. May all of them be judged accordingly by God’s own wrath.