- Pastor Abel Damina insists Christian genocide in Northern Nigeria is real and worsening.
- He recounts personal experiences of violence and attacks on Christian communities.
- The cleric condemns government inaction and denial of ongoing killings against Christians.
- Damina urges authorities to confront rising extremist violence and protect innocent citizens.
Nigerian cleric, Pastor Abel Damina, has openly condemned the Federal Government and individuals who insist that there is no ongoing Christian genocide in Northern Nigeria. According to him, anyone claiming such is simply refusing to face the truth.
In a strongly worded video shared on his X handle, the Kaduna-born pastor recounted some of the most heartbreaking attacks he experienced while growing up in Zaria. He explained that the violence targeted Christians specifically and left many families shattered long before the current wave of insecurity began.
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Damina recalled how, in the late 1980s, his family home and church were burned in coordinated assaults that forced them to take refuge inside a military barrack. He noted that people who sit comfortably in safer parts of the country, especially the South, have no idea what Christian families in the North are forced to endure.
The General Overseer of Power City International also reminded Nigerians of other major incidents, including the Kaduna crisis of 2000 and the deadly Miss World riots of 2002. Both events, he said, left hundreds dead but were quickly downplayed by people eager to erase the scale of the tragedy.
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He added that the violence has evolved into wider conflicts; from extremist attacks to banditry and herders–farmers clashes yet Christian communities remain some of the worst hit.
According to him, the killings carried out by extremists and bandits cannot be justified in a secular country where freedom of religion is guaranteed. He stressed that it is the responsibility of the government to protect every Nigerian regardless of faith.
Damina also appreciated international figures, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, for drawing global attention to the crisis. However, he said local authorities must take responsibility if the killings against Christians in Northern Nigeria are to stop.
