The Fulani herdsmen early on Saturday (May 24) killed 42 people in three predominantly Christian communities in Taraba Province, northeastern Nigeria, sources said.
In Karim Ramid County, assailants invaded the villages of Munga Dosso, Munga Lelau and Bandawa, destroying the inhabitants and the inhabitants of the massacre and massacre.
“My people in the Karim Ramido Local Government Area, mostly Christians, were attacked by Fulani herdsmen. Our house was burned and more than 42 Christians were killed,” Miriam Cyrus told the Christian Daily International Morning Star News via text message.
Taraba Gov. Kefas Agbu described the attack as “a direct attack on people who love peace in the region” and “terribly unacceptable.”
The governor said he would ensure that the perpetrators will be found, arrested and charged.
“The safety of our citizens is my number one priority. We have activated all the security measures needed to prevent further violence and book the person in charge,” Agbu said through a statement from spokesman Emmanuel Bello.
Local residents sent a distressed message on Saturday (May 24th).
“The devastating attacks by herdsmen in three communities claimed the lives of 42 Christians and forced hundreds of others to flee their homes early Saturday morning,” Obadia Abawa said in a text message. “The attack led to the destruction of the home and completely abolished the community.”
“The Karim Ramid area is being attacked by Fulani herdsmen. Pray for God’s intervention,” said Sion Chafi, a resident of another area.
Dr. Tiho Kenneth Minge, a prominent Christian resident of the area, described the attack as tragic.
“This tragic attack has caused enormous pain and confusion in life, home and livelihoods,” Minge said. “These communities were torn apart by this unfortunate incident.”
James Leshen, a spokesman for the Taraba State Command, said police have been deployed to the area.
With millions of figures in Nigeria and Sahel, Fulani, primarily Muslim, constitute hundreds of clans of many different lines that do not hold the views of extremists, while some Fulani adhere to radical Islamist ideology, all party parliamentary groups (Appgs) in the UK for international freedom or beliefs.
“They are clearly intent to adopt a comparable strategy for Boko Haram and Iswap and target strong symbols of Christian and Christian identity,” the AppG report said.
Nigerian Christian leaders say they believe herdsmen’s attacks on the Christian community in the mid-zone of Nigeria are inspired by the desire to forcefully take over Islam as it forced Christian lands and made desertification difficult to maintain the flock.
According to Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List, Nigeria has remained one of the most dangerous places for Christians. According to WWL, of the 4,476 Christians killed for faith around the world during the reporting period, 3,100 (69%) were in Nigeria.
“The scale of anti-Christian violence in this country is already at the highest possible level under the global watch list methodology,” the report states.
In the north-central zone of the country, where Christians are more common than they are in the northeast and northwest, Islamic extremist Fulani militias attack farm communities, killing hundreds of Christians and, above all, hundreds of Christians. Jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State (ISWAP) of West African states are also active in northern states in the country where federal control is poor and Christians and their communities continue to be targeted for attacks, sexual violence and the killing of disability. Ransom aid has been increasing significantly in recent years.
The violence spreads across southern states, with new jihadist terrorist group Lakrawa appearing in the northwest, armed with sophisticated weapons and an extremist agenda, WWL noted. Lakrawa is affiliated with the expansionist al-Qaeda rebellion Jamaa Nusrat ul Islam Wa al-Muslimin, or Zinim, which is derived from Mali.
Nigeria ranked 7th in the 2025 WWL list of 50 worst countries for Christians.
