A pastor serving with the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, in Maiyanga village in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State, Rev. Yakubu Mutong, has narrated how Fulani militants killed seven of his brothers, burnt down his house, and slaughtered 150 of his church members in a devastating and unprovoked attack.

Rev. Mutong, who narrated his bitter experience and that of the people in the communities, said he personally lost seven of his brothers to the killer terrorists who struck the Maiyanga village and 10 other villages in coordinated attacks on the night of December 24th, 2024.

He added that by the time they were done with the attacks, the militants had succeeded in slaughtering over 150 people, burned down several houses, including churches, properties, and foodstuffs.

Speaking in an emotion-laden voice, Rev. Muton said:

“My name is Rev. Yakubu Mutong, I am a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN. This is my village, Maiyanga. Maiyanga is in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State, Nigeria. What really happened here is that…

“Not only here in this village were affected by this crisis. More than 11 villages were affected and Maiyanga happened to be one of the affected villages. And in these villages, it is the same nature of attacks that were carried out.

“The killing, the maiming of people, slaughtering them and burning their houses, properties, and their foodstuffs. From the records we collected, we have over 150 people who were killed in one day, which was on 24th December, 2024.

“It was supposed to be a Christmas but for us, there was nothing to celebrate. It was a mournful Christmas because of what happened to us.

“As you can see, I am standing here in front of my house in my village that was burnt down by the militants. I lost everything in the house, including food and all the furniture.

“Even the church close by was burnt including the pastorium. Everything about us here in this village is in confusion, as you can see.

“Everything in this village has been destroyed but we thank God that some of us are still alive. Personally, I have lost seven of my brothers to this crisis.”