The Facebook account of Plateau State-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has been deleted, fuelling concerns among his supporters about alleged attempts to silence voices speaking on the killings in Nigeria.
News of Dachomo’s account deletion was first disclosed on Facebook by one of the pastor’s supporters and social media influencer, Isaac Show, who said he received a call from Rev. Dachomo notifying him that all his social media accounts had been taken down.
According to Isaac Show, the cleric was informed that his posts were considered to “jeopardise national security,” a claim he strongly rejected.
“A government that sympathises with terrorists,” Show wrote, expressing outrage over the development.
He alleged that individuals he described as “terrorist sympathisers” still maintain active social media accounts without consequence.
Show added that his own Facebook page had been shadow-banned, with visibility drastically restricted.
“This is the price we have to pay for following Jesus Christ and speaking the truth and I’ll never give up,” he said.
Rev. Dachomo confirmed the deletion of his account in a brief message to journalists, saying, “It is true my Facebook account has been deleted.”
Rev. Dachomo had gained national and international attention for his outspoken claims that Christians in several parts of Nigeria are facing “genocidal killings.”
He has repeatedly accused armed groups of targeting Christian communities, particularly in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna and Taraba States.
The cleric has documented what he describes as “mass burials” of victims, claiming in a widely circulated interview with British journalist Piers Morgan that he has presided over more than 70 mass burial exercises. In one of those cases alone, he said 500 people were buried at once.
He repeated similar claims earlier this year while testifying before the United States Congress, where he alleged that global institutions were not paying sufficient attention to what he termed an “ongoing Christian genocide.”
Dachomo has also warned publicly that his life is under threat, stating in several interviews that he is “not afraid to die” as long as he continues speaking out.
Authorities have not issued an official response regarding the removal of the cleric’s account or the allegations raised by his supporters.
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