Nigerian Christian communities are being raided daily by Fulani Islamists, and world leaders and the UN refuse to call it a genocide. The only world leader who has struck back against the Islamists is President Donald Trump. Nigerian Christians love him and have asked for more help in protecting their communities.On June 10, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Fulani Islamists attacked Tahos, a predominantly Christian farming community of roughly 500 to 600 residents in Riyom Local Government Area, killing two volunteer security watchmen.Gun ownership in Nigeria is extremely restricted, yet the Fulani are often heavily armed with AK-47s and, according to local leaders, are increasingly using drones. Christian communities generally have no comparable weapons and lack the resources to hire professional security. As a result, they rely on volunteers, commonly referred to as vigilantes, hunters, or watchmen, who are often armed only with single-shot muzzle-loading rifles.The Fulani typically operate in large, organized groups that can number more than 100 men. Village watchmen, by contrast, are usually deployed in single digits and often patrol alone in order to cover the vast terrain and multiple approaches to their communities. In a direct confrontation, the watchmen have little chance against such a force. Their role is generally to provide early warning and delay attackers long enough for villagers to flee into the surrounding forests.In this incident, however, the watchmen were killed before they could carry out that mission.According to the village king, local village security lookouts, who were hiding in concealed positions, were shot by Fulani herdsmen. The fact that they were taking cover in the dark yet were hit with precision shots led the king to suspect the use of drones or night-vision equipment.Spent bullet casings were recovered from the scene.Both watchmen were married. Asebe Davou Daliye, the widow of one of the men, has been left alone to care for six children. Without her husband, she said she did not know how she would support the family and pay for the children’s education.Daliye explained that her husband had gone to the farm earlier in the day after villagers discovered cattle grazing on their land. Such incidents are common and are often cited by Western media as evidence that the violence is not religious in nature. The Fulani are traditionally herders, while most of the Christians in the area are farmers. According to local residents, Fulani herders frequently drive cattle onto farmland belonging to Christian villagers, allowing the animals to consume crops intended to sustain farming families.When unarmed Christians confront the herders, the encounters can sometimes turn deadly. Residents say that in other cases, the herders return later, often at night and in larger numbers, to attack the community. Villagers believe that is what happened in this case.Daliye said her husband was participating in an evening security patrol when gunfire erupted. A short time later, she learned that he was one of the two watchmen killed in the attack.She said life in the community has become increasingly restricted because of fear of attack. According to her account, residents cannot safely travel alone to their farms and often avoid entering the bush to collect firewood or carry out daily activities. She said families also fear leaving children at home unattended.Rev. Samuel Bwede, who helped translate portions of the interview, explained that residents frequently encounter armed herders while farming. He said villagers are often afraid when cattle are brought close to their homes and farmland because many people have been killed for challenging the herders.Farming is the primary means of survival in Tahos, and Daliye explained that there has never been a conflict initiated by the villagers. She believed her village had been targeted both because of their faith and in an effort to take their ancestral land. The attacks have focused on Christians, with attackers burning churches, killing pastors, destroying homes, and taking lives when entering communities.Asked whether she believed the attacks were connected to religion, Daliye answered that she did. “If they were Muslims, they wouldn’t have suffered from this kind of attack,” she said.She identified the Assemblies of God Church as the foundation of community life and said the church teaches the Word of God and encourages believers not to retaliate despite the violence they have experienced. In interviews this author has conducted in Nigeria, it was common for Christians to say they were taught in church that they should be pacifists, and many wrestled with the question of whether they had the right to defend themselves if it meant taking the lives of their attackers.At the same time, there are many who have already made their decision and are willing to fight and die to protect innocent people, as Daliye’s husband did. However, the lack of weapons and manpower leaves Christian communities as low-risk targets for the Fulani. Meanwhile, the Fulani do not appear to be restricted by a similar moral dilemma over whether to attack, nor are they hampered by a lack of weapons.Rev. Samuel Bwede, a 53-year-old minister who has lived in Tahos for approximately eleven years, explained a pattern that local villagers have come to recognize. After driving their cattle into Christian agricultural fields, large groups of armed men often arrive together. He explained that some members of the group remain concealed while others move on. As a result, villagers often do not know whether anyone remains behind waiting to launch an attack later.When asked about claims that the violence is simply communal conflict rather than anti-Christian persecution, Bwede rejected that characterization.“In fact, those people that are saying what is being done to us is not genocide, I think they are not saying the truth,” he said. “This is a typical genocide on Christians.”He argued that the attacks are directed primarily against Christian communities and stated that local Christians have never organized attacks against Fulani communities.“We have never, never, even for once,” he said.The pastor said the violence has affected nearly every aspect of life in Tahos. Many residents have been traumatized, while others struggle with hunger because crops have been destroyed. He added that some people suffer from health problems related to stress and that many children have been unable to attend school because of security concerns.“When the Fulani want to attack, they normally shout, ‘Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, where is your Christ? Where is your Jesus that you are following?'” Bwede said.According to the pastor, repeated attacks and intimidation have caused some believers to lose hope, and a number have stopped attending church.Despite those challenges, he said local churches continue to support victims through preaching, teaching, and assistance for widows and orphans. Congregations organize freewill offerings to help affected families and regularly encourage members to remain steadfast in their faith.“We give them relevant stories in the Bible,” Bwede said. Referring to Moses and the Israelites, he explained that church leaders remind believers that suffering is temporary and that God remains faithful.Asked about the community’s greatest needs, Bwede pointed first to security. He said residents are encouraged to defend their faith and their land but lack the resources necessary to protect themselves against heavily armed attackers.“These people openly do grazing with AK-47 and other associated weapons,” he said. “With our people, we don’t have such weapons.”He said young people in the community are willing to defend their homes but lack the means to do so effectively.“If any help can come from anywhere so that we stand and defend our faith and our land, I think our youth are ever ready to die for their faith and their land,” he said.Asked what he would tell President Trump if given the opportunity, Bwede said he would describe what is happening in his community as a genocide against Christians and appeal for assistance.“If I will be given the opportunity to talk to Donald Trump, I will openly tell him that this is a real genocide on us as Christians,” he concluded.The post Nigeria: Christian Village Attacked, Two Watchmen Killed appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.