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At about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, armed men stormed Wakeh, a farming community in Agunu Ward, Kachia County of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. The early morning attack left at least nine Christians dead and eight others wounded.
Survivors said the attackers, whom they identified as armed Fulani militants, arrived by motorcycle and on foot, opening fire and setting homes ablaze.
“They came from the forest near Danin Maro, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’” said Douglas Fogo, a survivor who spoke to International Christian Concern (ICC) in Kachia town. “Some came on motorbikes, some on foot from different directions. They fired indiscriminately, torching homes and forcing women and children to flee into the bushes. It lasted more than two hours. We could do nothing but run.”
After more than two hours of violence, the shooting ceased, revealing the bodies of seven villagers on farmland and nearby paths. Two more later died from their injuries. The wounded were transported to Alheri Clinic and Royal Hospital in Kachia, with the most critical cases referred to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna city.
“I was hit in the leg when I tried to pull my younger brother away,” said survivor Mary Audu, who is receiving treatment at Alheri Clinic. “They called us infidels and said we should leave the land. I thought I would die there.”
Wakeh, a Christian Adara farming village, has endured repeated Fulani militant attacks. Residents said recent violence also displaced families from nearby communities sheltering in the village.
This attack in Wakeh occurred just days after coordinated raids in late August on Nteng, Bong, Mafi, Gorom, Doop, Kwaki, and Jepmorop communities in Plateau state. In those incidents, dozens were killed, churches and homes were burned, and more than 5,000 people were displaced. According to survivors from Plateau, the attackers — who numbered more than 1,000 and were armed with guns and machetes — also rustled more than 200 cattle.
Southern Kaduna, home to mostly Christian farming communities, continues to face attacks despite several Nigerian military bases in the region.
Survivors said the attackers, whom they identified as armed Fulani militants, arrived by motorcycle and on foot, opening fire and setting homes ablaze.
“They came from the forest near Danin Maro, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’” said Douglas Fogo, a survivor who spoke to International Christian Concern (ICC) in Kachia town. “Some came on motorbikes, some on foot from different directions. They fired indiscriminately, torching homes and forcing women and children to flee into the bushes. It lasted more than two hours. We could do nothing but run.”
After more than two hours of violence, the shooting ceased, revealing the bodies of seven villagers on farmland and nearby paths. Two more later died from their injuries. The wounded were transported to Alheri Clinic and Royal Hospital in Kachia, with the most critical cases referred to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna city.
“I was hit in the leg when I tried to pull my younger brother away,” said survivor Mary Audu, who is receiving treatment at Alheri Clinic. “They called us infidels and said we should leave the land. I thought I would die there.”
Wakeh, a Christian Adara farming village, has endured repeated Fulani militant attacks. Residents said recent violence also displaced families from nearby communities sheltering in the village.
This attack in Wakeh occurred just days after coordinated raids in late August on Nteng, Bong, Mafi, Gorom, Doop, Kwaki, and Jepmorop communities in Plateau state. In those incidents, dozens were killed, churches and homes were burned, and more than 5,000 people were displaced. According to survivors from Plateau, the attackers — who numbered more than 1,000 and were armed with guns and machetes — also rustled more than 200 cattle.
Southern Kaduna, home to mostly Christian farming communities, continues to face attacks despite several Nigerian military bases in the region.
