Pastor Abel Damina said he is a victim of repeated attacks on Christians in northern Nigeria, urging the government to protect lives and restore communities.
Pastor Abel Damina has affirmed that Christians in northern Nigeria are facing repeated attacks, describing himself as a victim of decades-long violence. In a video shared on his social media pages, the cleric, who leads Abel Damina Ministries International, lamented efforts to downplay the attacks, often referred to as Christian genocide.
“I am not just a student of research. I’m speaking as a victim of these gruesome circumstances around innocent Nigerian people,” he said, recounting incidents from the 1980s, including attacks on his family home and church in Samaru, Zaria. He also highlighted killings in Kaduna and other northern states over the years, emphasizing that these predated the current farmer-herder clashes and banditry.
Damina praised U.S. President Donald Trump for condemning the killings and urged the Nigerian government to protect citizens, restore displaced communities, and act decisively against perpetrators. He said, “This conversation is critical… I believe in God that the day has come when this menace will surely come to an end.”