Outspoken Plateau State cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has said he has instructed his family and church members not to contribute money for ransom if suspected Fulani militants kidnap him.
Dachomo, who is the Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, has in recent weeks intensified his campaign against bandits and militants accused of killing hundreds of residents across Plateau communities.
The cleric, in a video message shared on social media on Sunday, claimed he had been marked for abduction but maintained he was ready for any eventuality.
He alleged that despite the love and hospitality extended to Fulani settlers and Muslims in the state, they had turned into “a thorn in the flesh” of the local population.
On October 25, Rev. Dachomo raised an alarm over an alleged plan to eliminate him after he released a video showing killings of Christians in Plateau State, which he said supported claims of Christian genocide in the country.
He insisted he would not be silenced, stressing that his stand was part of his duty to speak the truth about the violence rocking Plateau communities.
He said in the video, “We are showing them mercy, we are showing them love, but they didn’t see.
“I don’t know whether I will be the next to be kidnapped. I have already told my family and my members; if they kidnap me, nobody should contribute one kobo.
“If they kill me, my grave will speak. My blood will raise a war that will lead to Christian liberation. That day is coming. I am just waiting for them to come and kidnap me.
“I will even tell them, ‘Please kill me quickly,’ because no one will pay them any ransom. And if they call home, they will tell them our daddy’s covenant was that we should not pay you a kobo, ‘please kill him’ because my blood will be useful while I’m in the grave, and will fight to finish, and I know Jesus has approved that for me.
“I will be more dangerous in the world of the dead. I will not even be in the world of the dead, I will ascend to paradise, but from paradise, I will make the Muslims very uncomfortable, which will lead them to repent and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour.
“That day is coming. That is the desire of my heart. God said ‘I will give you the desires of your heart. I want to see Muslims repenting; I want to see Fulanis repenting and accepting Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour.”
© 2025 Naijaonpoint, a division of NOP Media Inc. Contact us via [email protected]