A prominent Plateau clergyman, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has alleged that he has been receiving threats from individuals he described as aides and loyalists of President Bola Tinubu within the Aso Villa.
Rev. Dachomo, a vocal religious leader and the Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, claimed the threats began after he publicly condemned what he described as the ongoing “genocide” against Christians in the state.
According to him, those issuing the warnings accused him of demarketing the country and urged him to stop speaking on national issues, particularly those related to insecurity and attacks in Plateau.
His claims began circulating widely on Friday after a video of him speaking on the matter surfaced online.
In the video, Rev. Dachomo said: “They are threatening and warning me to stop exposing Tinubu’s government at the global level over the ongoing killings of Christians in Nigeria by Fulani terrorists. They say they’re watching my every move from Aso Rock,”
He added: “Somebody from Aso Rock called me and said, ‘Reverend, stop exposing the government, your own government, your country.’ He told me they are watching every one of my moves from Aso Rock.
“I said, oh, so I’m now exposing my government while they are watching me right on social media.”
He also stated that he would not remain silent and would continue speaking out to help protect the lives of Nigerians who are at risk.
He added: “Then I said, what about me? That same government is exposing us to Fulani killings by refusing to stop Fulani herdsmen from attacking us. Are they not exposing us? Their silence is endangering Christians all over Nigeria.
“I was at the gravesite near Abuja today. When I was just climbing Awankibo, a phone call came and said, ‘Reverend, have you heard what is happening?’ I asked, ‘What is happening again?’ I thought they had attacked another location, and this one was more severe. It’s stronger.”
“Now Boko Haram, ISWAP, even though they are divided, are rejoicing. They kill because they know the government cannot stop them. They have exposed us to Islamic terrorists by their silence.”
Condemning the government for denying that a genocide is occurring, he said: “Not only silence, they publicly say there is no genocide against Christians. That is another way of claiming we are lying.”
Responding to Sheikh Gumi’s recent claim that there is no genocide in Nigeria, he said: “The son of the late Gumi, who used to negotiate with terrorists, came out and said all the corpses we buried are lies. He claimed we only buried empty coffins.
“I have made his name known. He must appear before Interpol, even if he hides in Saudi Arabia. I am very sorry for him. They will track him down. He will appear in the International Criminal Court to testify. I want all relevant officials, including the Minister of Defense and the SSS of Nigeria, to be present.
“All stakeholders must visit the gravesite to verify the truth. They must be at the grave. I have instructed the youth in that village to guard the tomb because very soon, mercenaries may come at night to dig up the graves and remove evidence.
“The security personnel working in that village should help guard the village, the tomb, and the monument.
“I also want the Chief Justice of Nigeria to be present. If they want to be sincere and factual, they should be present. The Chief of Defence, the Chief of Army Staff, and the GOC must be present.
“Let us dig the grave and see what is there. Who is lying? Turning my tears into hypocrisy? This is not an empty coffin.
“God of vengeance will fight for us. Go to my Facebook, and you will see me crying at the grave,” Rev. Dachomo concluded in tears.
