Source: www.worthynews.com
Date: December 6, 2024
by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – A Christian farming village in northern Nigeria’s Plateau state is working to build community safety after a courageous brother was killed defending them from an attack by suspected Islamic Fulani extremists last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
A member of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in the Bokkos local government area of Plateau state, 56-year-old Yusufu Thomas Makruhup, died during an attack on his community on November 26, ICC reports.
“Yusufu was a cornerstone of our community,” a church leader told ICC. “His courage inspires us to recognize the strength within us, even in the face of challenges.”
Yusufu’s death has caused his neighbors, local leaders, and religious organizations to focus on how to build and maintain community safety, ICC reports. “We must come together with security forces and government authorities to implement sustainable and effective solutions,” the chairman of the local security committee told ICC.
Preparing for attacks during the Christmas season, a local pastor told ICC: “By fostering collaboration between local communities, security forces, and government leaders, we can break the cycle of violence. This is just the beginning of our journey. We will emerge stronger, ensuring that sacrifices like Yusufu’s are honored and remembered.”
More Christians are killed on account of their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined, as they are the targets of relentless Islamic jihadist terrorism.