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Forget Iran Or Middle-East; War Is At Home In Nigeria – US Missionary Narrates Gruesome Killings In Jos, Other Locations.

An American missionary and humanitarian worker, Alex Barbir, has warned that the persistent killings across Nigeria indicate that the country is effectively facing a domestic war, stressing that both Christians and Muslims have been victims of the violence.

Barbir made the remarks during an interview on New Central Television, while reacting to the recent wave of attacks in Plateau State, where more than 26 people were reportedly killed in cold blood in renewed violence that has once again thrown communities into mourning.

According to the missionary, the scale, coordination and persistence of the attacks across different regions of Nigeria show that the country is experiencing something far more serious than isolated criminal incidents.

He said the pattern of killings he has personally witnessed since arriving in Nigeria paints a grim picture of a country grappling with widespread violence.

“When I first arrived in Nigeria, I arrived through ambushes in Miango, people being killed right by military barracks and checkpoints. Ziki was burned and 50 people killed. Since my time in Nigeria, I cannot come here and not experience killing,” Barbir said.

The missionary described how close he was to the scene of the latest killings in Jos, explaining that the violence occurred only a short distance from where he was staying.

“People ask, how was I so quick to go to the scene there in Jos? When people are massacred 10 minutes from the hotel, it doesn't take long to go. I could walk to the scene. And so we see killing, killing, killing, killing,” he said.

When asked during the interview whether he feared for his life when visiting such volatile locations, Barbir insisted that he was not afraid at the time.

“I drove. But I had no fear because I knew that at that point, Christians were there. The Muslims that came in, they had killed those people there innocently.

“And I knew that the scene was still tense. But it was calm because I knew that if something were to happen, you have 500 Christians sitting there together. We'll be unified.”

Barbir further argued that the attacks being carried out in several communities across the country show clear signs of coordination and planning, rather than random acts of banditry.

“These attacks are clearly planned. It's not just simply ambushing and killing one people or two people. But when you look at Barkin Ladi, you look at Bokkos, in the villages when they attacked on Christmas Eve, you have thousands of fighters that attack in unison, countless villages all at the same time,” he said.

Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State have in recent years witnessed repeated attacks on rural communities, with hundreds of residents killed and several villages destroyed in coordinated raids.

Barbir insisted that describing the attacks merely as criminal acts fails to capture the true nature of the violence.

“This is not just some random criminality. If someone decides to take their gun that they have with a shotgun, whatever it is, and go to a village and just kill somebody. This is war being waged on people,” he said.

He also questioned the narrative that Nigeria is not at war, noting the widespread deployment of security forces across the country.Nigeria politics analysis

“And I know frank talk about war. If there's no war in Nigeria, what is happening? In every state, you have security forces deployed everywhere. In every state, you have people that are being killed, both Christian and Muslim.

“And if that's not war, what is war? War is at home right now in Nigeria. Forget talking about anywhere else in the world or Iran or the Middle East. Right now, people are being massacred across Nigeria.”

The missionary further cited his experience in Kwara State, where he said he recently attempted to rebuild a village that had been destroyed during an attack.

“Even in Kwara, I was in Kwara to go rebuild Woro village three weeks ago. That's why I came to Nigeria, to rebuild for primarily Muslims. The chairman, the governor and security forces, they said no.

“They said it's a little bit too risky for you right now to build. I haven't heard from them. But we went there.”

Barbir added that Muslims were also victims of similar attacks in the area.

"War is at home right now in Nigeria."@Alex_Barbir says that the scale and coordination of the attacks in Nigeria make it clear that the nation is facing a domestic war. pic.twitter.com/15KPgsv7YM

— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) April 2, 2026

“Muslims were killed. They came in the night and they destroyed everything. They even just blew up a bomb recently in Niger and Zamfara and Sokoto, all these places.”

The states he referenced — Niger State, Zamfara State, and Sokoto State — have experienced years of banditry, kidnappings, and violent raids by armed groups targeting rural communities.

According to Barbir, the scale of the operations carried out by the attackers demonstrates that the violence is organised and systematic.

“You have hundreds of fighters that are coming and killing people, killing villages, burning and stealing and taking over everything. How is that not coordinated?” he asked.

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He said the pattern of killings he has personally witnessed since arriving in Nigeria paints a grim picture of a country grappling with widespread violence.

Make then no go caput this man oooooo
His voice has been very loud condemning the killings across d northern part of the country
Sadly this is what our religion leaders suppose they do
But they busy fighting for tithe and offering

This needs more exposure also. What's really happening there.

It’s time for this country to split we don’t have leaders we only have people who fought their way into power it means these people have an agenda to wipe Christian’s out and may the light and evil deeds the Nigeria government have brought upon us follow them their families and supporters forever is it a crime to be a Nigerian ? May affliction never rise again God pay this politicians according to their work..

I used to take Donald Trump America serious but right now I don't.

The USA talks too much without action! What's stopping Mr Trump to invade and take over Nigeria with his boys? Is he waiting until Fulanis eliminates everyone in Jos?

It's a real shame . Northern Christians are really in danger. Being amongst wolves and barbarians with that deadly mark somewhere just above their eyes

Tinubu doesn't care,
His supporters doesn't care
No one is really fighting for these Christians
Our pastors down in the south can travel abroad for crusades but won't speak about it

You will see how much they hate this man. Apc will prefer 10x of what is happening in jos than to allow this man speak out

It's really sad
Really sad

Trump is aware. Trump will do the needful soon.

That's Alex Babir speaking up about the killings of Christians in Northern Nigeria.
Now here’s the irony…
The same “men of God” who once carried placards and shouted when it suited them I meant when the economy was balanced for the lame man but unbalanced for pastors as no one goes in search of miracles then, likes of Enoch Adeboye, Tunde Bakare, and the rest of the spotlight prophets are suddenly nowhere to be found.
Not a word.
Not a whisper.
Not even a carefully crafted we condemn…

But we’ve seen them appear in Cybertrucks and Rolls-Royce, We’ve seen comfort. We’ve seen silence dressed as spirituality.
At this point, there’s no middle ground anymore.
You’re either against evil, or you’re quietly benefiting while it thrives.
Because silence is not neutrality.
Silence is alignment.
Funny how, when the economy was “manageable,” they found their voices. Protest here, sermon there, pressure everywhere.
Now the economy is in shambles… people are bleeding… and suddenly, the pulpit is quiet.
Why?
Because business is booming.
People are desperate.
And desperation fills churches faster than truth.
The same issues government should fix, people now carry to altars… and the custodians of those altars say nothing about the blood on the ground.
No outrage.
No urgency.
No leadership.
Just silence.
And silence, in times like this, the silence is passive support of the killings.

That Muslims are being kill*d in NW states doesn't mean there's no religion crisis in the North.

There are different kinds of crisis going on in the North. Jos crisis is religous

I remember when Iran started importing sophisticated weapons of murder for terrorists

Tinubu should be very careful with these people in his second tenure . All these killings are to bring his government down ,but it’s not the way you drink pepper soup, you drink water .

This is not a moslem/christian issue

Moslems in Bauchi,Borno and Zamfara state are also getting killed.

This is a land grab issue of peoples ancestral land for resource mining by foreign multi national corporations

Thesame thing is happening in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo,South Sudan,Israel is currently doing it in Southern Lebanon.

Nigerians should stop being deceived/manipulated by Israel---the USA.They both orchestrate this on-going mayhe

AllTinupoo is waiting for is second term

The world leaders 🌎 need to look into this Christian genocide this jihadist want to wipe out all Christians from Nigeria and establish there bloody cult ..God will definitely deal with them ..see how corpse were littered on the street kai God save your children it will definitely never be well with this people..Division is the only solution so This weird rats can be doing there jihadist among themselves

Federal Goverment should send this guy away from Nigeria, else it wont end well. He looks like and Agent of foreign interest.

Insecurities worsened under APC.

Demonic party

This is true ,the president needs to be on war footing and the citizens need to show concern until we solve these bloodsucking rampages .

One of the disadvantages of amalgamation,imagine NSA minister saying terrorists are his brothers ,if we are a different country,each affected countries would have declared these barbaric acts as an act of war .

Hold Sultan and many of these fulani muslim leaders and u will have solution. Terrorists have a central commander

Zionmdde:
It's a real shame . Northern Christians are really in danger. Being amongst wolves and barbarians with that deadly mark somewhere just above their eyes

Tinubu doesn't care,
His supporters doesn't care
No one is really fighting for these Christians
Our pastors down in the south can travel abroad for crusades but won't speak about it

You will see how much they hate this man. Apc will prefer 10x of what is happening in jos than to allow this man speak out

It's really sad
Really sad

I blame it all on our former Christian slave merchants, Lord Lugard.

kullozone:
I remember when Iran started importing sophisticated weapons of murder for terrorists

Good!

Did you remember also when pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and some other Isrealis were caught in south Africa while trafficking arms and ammunition which they later told us itself for the Nigerian Army

Only idiots wouldn’t agree

Omoojugo:
It’s time for this country to split we don’t have leaders we only have people who fought their way into power it means these people have an agenda to wipe Christian’s out and may the light and evil deeds the Nigeria government have brought upon us follow them their families and supporters forever is it a crime to be a Nigerian ? May affliction never rise again God pay this politicians according to their work..

Who do you expect to split the country when the leaders are busy sharing the national cake as we all desire with our zoning and rotation arrangements

And all the president cares about is his reelection. That's all that fossil cares about!

evil, corrupt and pathetic country.

The guy is exposing the islamic invasion of Nigeria and the islamic extremists are angry