Traditional ruler of Yelwata community in Benue State, HRH Kumaga Jor, has urged President Donald Trump to come.fast and end the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria.
The monarch made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Makurdi on Thursday.
He said, “the situation remains dire as killings go on almost daily with many villages sacked and occupied by the terrorists,. adding “the attack on his domain as well as other attacks in Benue State were carried out by Muslim terrorists”.
He expressed sadness that original inhabitants are now taking refuge in Internally Displaced Persons ,IDPs, camps across Benue State.
Jor appreciated the US President for coming to the aid of Christians in Nigeria and urged him to expedite action.
It would be recalled that about 200 persons were massacred when suspected Fulani gunmen invaded Yelwata in June 2025.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to tackle terrorism in the country.
The President stated this just before the Federal Executive Council entered a closed-door session on Thursday.
“We assure all of you that we will defeat terrorism’, he said.
The meeting held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, is the first gathering of the council since July.
His remarks come days after U.S. President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern,’ a move the Federal Government has described as a misrepresentation of the nation’s security situation.
