Nigerian Pastor Dochomo's Family Deaths

It happened at midnight in Kum village, Plateau State, in Nigeria's Middle Belt. Fulani gunmen stormed the family compound of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, the pastor who has spent years exposing the slaughter of Nigerian Christians. They demanded, "Where is the father of this house?" He was not home. So they opened fire on his family, killing nine relatives, including a two month old baby.

Days later, the same militia sent Pastor Dachomo a written death threat: you are next. This is a man who has stood at more than 70 mass burials for murdered believers, whose voice was recently amplified by President Trump, and whose crime is refusing to stay quiet. His response to the threat on his life: "I cannot run away."

The numbers behind his story defy belief. A six year study found Fulani militias responsible for over 79,000 deaths in Nigeria, roughly 36 people every single day, more than Boko Haram and ISIS combined. The U.S. State Department is now demanding Nigeria act. Pastor Dachomo keeps preaching with a target on his back. What would it take for the world to finally look? Pray for him by name tonight.

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