Alleged killings: Plateau cleric threatens FG with ICC

Plateau

A Plateau State-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has threatened to drag the Federal Government before the International Criminal Court over the alleged killing of Christians in the northern part of the country.

Dachomo, who is the regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations, disclosed that he had embarked on a personal mission to document the alleged mass killings of Christians in the country. The report, he said, would be presented to the United States government and the international community.

Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Dachomo accused both the government and the Christian Association of Nigeria of ignoring the alleged killings of Christians, saying their denial had worsened the situation and emboldened the attackers.

The cleric also confirmed that some Nigerians have started donating money to him and the church to help family members of the victims of various attacks.

Dachomo disclosed that the church has so far received over N7m in donations to support the ongoing humanitarian efforts.

Dachomo, who drew global attention during the mass burial of victims of a recent attack in Heipang, Plateau State, said he had been visiting several affected communities in Plateau, Benue, and other northern states to gather facts, record testimonies, and identify mass graves as part of a report that would be presented to the international community.

“The world needs to know that what we are saying is not false. I will go to any length to prove that this government is lying. We are also planning to take Nigeria before the International Criminal Court and sue the Miyetti Allah association for their role in these atrocities,” the cleric said.

According to him, hundreds of lives have been lost in attacks on Plateau villages that were never documented, and many victims remain unaccounted for.

He cited Dogo Nahawa, where he claimed over 500 people were killed in one night, and his own village, where 23 residents, including the family of his best friend, were burnt alive.