A Plateau State-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has vowed to drag the Federal Government before the International Criminal Court over what he described as the targeted killing of Christians in northern Nigeria.
Dachomo, who serves as the regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations, said he had begun documenting cases of mass killings and would present the findings to the United States government and other international bodies.
Speaking in an interview with the PUNCH, the cleric accused both the government and the Christian Association of Nigeria of downplaying the alleged killings, which he said had emboldened the attackers.
“The world needs to know that what we are saying is not false. I will go to any length to prove that this government is lying. We are also planning to take Nigeria before the International Criminal Court and sue the Miyetti Allah association for their role in these atrocities,” he said.
According to Dachomo, hundreds of attacks across Plateau, Benue, and other northern states remain undocumented, with many victims buried in mass graves.
He cited several communities, including Dogo Nahawa, where over 500 people were reportedly killed in one night, and his own village, where 23 residents, including the family of his best friend, were burnt alive.
“Since the Federal Government claimed there was no genocide, that statement has pushed me to intensify this work. CAN is also denying the genocide, so I’m determined to prove them wrong,” he said.
Dachomo said he had been travelling through affected communities, identifying grave sites and recording survivors’ testimonies to compile a report for the international community.
He also revealed that worshippers in Jaruwa were burnt alive during a church service, adding that “none survived because the terrorists surrounded the building, set it on fire with gas lamps, and trapped everyone inside.”
Despite alleged threats to his life, Dachomo said he remained unshaken. “I’m safe. God has sent angels to guide me. Some people have hired security men to protect my family, but my life is in God’s hands.”
Meanwhile, many Nigerians have started donating money to support his mission. Several users on X (formerly Twitter) shared screenshots of their transfers, with amounts ranging from N1,000 to N50,000.
Confirming the donations, the cleric said the church had received over N7 million, which is being used to support victims and their families.
“I gave them the church account, but they refused. They said they would not put it in the church account; they said it’s me they are helping. So far, the donation for the church is over N7m,” Dachomo said.
He added that the funds were being used to help widows, displaced families, and survivors in hospitals, stressing that no government support had been received so far.
