On Friday (July 11), the herdsman from Hurani killed five Christians and injured three others in the area of Kaduna State in northwestern Nigeria.
In Kajru County, Friday’s “Fulani Banditz” won all (Ekwa) Bible study and prayer services and prayer services in Campani village, killing Victor Haruna, Dogara Jatau, Luka Yari, Jesse Dalami and Bau John, said the Philip Adams resident.
He identified the injured as Samuel Alille, Philip Dominique and Jacob Husseini. Residents said the attack at the church location took place around 3:30pm.
“This is the current predicament of most communities within the Kajru and Katia Regional Council areas of southern Kaduna,” resident happiness Daniel told Christian Daily International Morning Star News in a text message. “We live constantly and fear every day. We cannot sleep at home, nor can we go to the farm.”
Invitation
Kajru County is the site of at least 110 lunars from the predominantly Christian villages of Bhoda, Ungwan Isshi, Ungwan Muruki, Makari, Ungwan Mudi Dhoka and Ungwal Logo, and in the first six months of the year, residents said.
The herdsman of Frani attacked Boda on June 28th, and they said he lured Obadia Iguda, the village chief of the Kufana district, around 1am. Stephen Maicolli, community leader and director of the Kufana district, said Iguda’s invitation was one of the acquiescence of dozens of other Christian villagers.
“This pointless act of violence further deepened the atmosphere of anxiety and fear among residents of Boda and the surrounding community,” Maikoli said.
On March 12, Fulani herdsmen invited 10 villagers from the villages of Unguwan Yasi, Makari and Ungan Mudi Doka, Maikori said. The attack began around 2am at Unguan Yashi-Maraban Kajuru, where six Christians were accused, he said.
“In the Makari community, two Christian women have been accused of, and two men have also been injured by bullets and are undergoing treatment,” he told Christian Daily International Morning Star News. “The bandits attacked Makari village around 4am on Wednesday, March 12th.”
In the village of Ungwan Mudi Doka, two more Christians were invited on the same day, Maikori said.
“On the same day, a pastor serving the ECWA church in the Unguan Mulki community was killed,” he said. “This is in addition to the 38 Christian invitations, but eight people fled and 30 others left prisoner.”
In Unguwan Yashi, Fulani herdsmen lured God Dream Radhan, Lady God Dream, Philip Mudakas, Mercy Phillip, Bitlas Phillip and Gumen Phillip, he said. In Makari village, they invited Rahina Yahaya and Zurai Yahaya, but in Unwan Mudi Doka village Amos Michael and Samita Amos were invited.
He said Fulani livestock men who attacked Buda village on March 10th had lured 61 Christians, including women and children.
On January 18th in Agama village, the Christian villager was invited while holding funeral services, he added.
“The situation is devastating because I’ve never heard of it from their prisoners or Christian victims since the incident happened,” Maikoli said. “We are calling on the government to take action and ensure their return soon.”
In Unguwar Rogo, Fulani herdsmen set fire to church buildings and dozens of houses belonging to Christians, said Zamani Ishak resident.
“This is a continuation of the attack on the community that began on New Year’s Day,” Ishak said.
Resident Ishaya Onnusim said the church building belongs to Ekwa.
“The bandits set up the Ecwa church at the fire of Unguar Rogo after destroying property, stealing produce, burning six homes, and looting valuables from the church and its pastors,” Onnusim said.
Resident Jonah Dodo added, “It hurts very much in my heart to make you intimate and intimate with you about the constant attacks on our peace-loving community by armed Muslim Fulani terrorists who have been doing nothing to stop them.”
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.
