Fulani herdsmen attacked Dogon Fili and Antang villages in Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State. Survivors recounted brutal executions of Christians during the raid.
14 Jul 2025 · Dogon Fili & Antang, Kajuru, Kaduna
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Survivors quoted in the report described the attackers as Fulani herdsmen. The Kaduna State Police Command said it was investigating. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) called for the arrest of the perpetrators. The state government urged calm and promised to deploy more troops to the area.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Ethnic tensions, religious targeting, weak rural security
Trajectory
Incident reflects escalation of violence in Kajuru, with faith-based communities increasingly vulnerable.
Cycle notes
Draws on attacks against Christian villages in Kajuru, undermining intercommunal coexistence and religious freedom.
Pattern
Banditry targeting Christian communities
Related — Banditry
At approximately 9:00 pm, suspected bandits/kidnappers arrived in a Sienna vehicle and parked at a secluded location in Zhibi community, a settlement neighbouring Dei‑Dei town but located in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. Members of the local vigilante group noticed the suspicious vehicle and alerted Inspector Joshua John, a police officer attached to the 45 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Dei‑Dei. John approached the vehicle and asked the occupants to come out and identify themselves. One of the assailants, who appeared to be the driver, stepped out and immediately shot the police officer, killing him on the spot. The vigilante member who had accompanied him, Joshua Garba, sustained gunshot injuries and died the following day at Kubwa General Hospital.
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