Eha-Amufu Under Siege: 14 Churches Razed, 117 Worshippers Slaughtered In Four-Year Jihadist Campaign – INTERSOCIETY REPORT

EHA-AMUFU UNDER SIEGE: 14 CHURCHES RAZED, 117 WORSHIPPERS SLAUGHTERED IN FOUR-YEAR JIHADIST CAMPAIGN – INTERSOCIETY REPORT   In a chilli...

EHA-AMUFU UNDER SIEGE: 14 CHURCHES RAZED, 117 WORSHIPPERS SLAUGHTERED IN FOUR-YEAR JIHADIST CAMPAIGN – INTERSOCIETY REPORT

 

In a chilling exposé that lays bare the systematic targeting of Christian worshippers in Nigeria’s South-East, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has documented the destruction of 14 churches and the massacre of no fewer than 117 worshippers in Enugu State between May 2021 and June 2025.

 

The rights group, in a damning 40-page report released on November 11, 2025, named Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area as the epicentre of what it described as “armed jihadist infiltration and faith-targeted genocide” against indigenous Christian communities.

 

According to Intersociety’s field investigations, 12 Anglican and 2 Catholic parishes were deliberately attacked during worship services, funerals, or community gatherings. The report detailed:

 

May 2021: Gunmen stormed Holy Anglican Church, Okpokwu, killing 25 worshippers in cold blood.

January 2022: A coordinated dawn raid on seven Anglican parishes claimed over 55 lives in a single day.

June 2025: The latest wave targeted Victory Anglican Church, Our Savior Anglican Church (Iyi-Asaa), and St. Paul’s Catholic Church (Ikpakpara), leaving 31 dead – including women, children, and clergy.

 

“These were not random attacks. Worshippers were hunted inside sanctuaries, dragged out, and executed. Churches were torched as symbols of resistance,” the report stated.

 

The violence triggered a mass exodus. Between May 2021 and December 2024, over 80% of Eha-Amufu’s population fled, turning once-vibrant villages into ghost towns. Church services only resumed in 2025 under heavy military escort, but many parishes remain deserted.

 

Intersociety revealed that armed Fulani jihadists now occupy 56 forest enclaves in Enugu State alone, using them as launchpads for attacks. Nationally, the group claims 950 such camps exist across the South-East and Middle Belt.

 

Despite the scale of the carnage, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and South-East governors have repeatedly dismissed the jihadist threat, labeling the violence “banditry” or “farmer-herder clashes.”

 

Intersociety accused authorities of suppressing data to shield Nigeria from international sanctions. “The government fears U.S. action under President Trump’s religious freedom policy,” a source within the NGO told Family Writers Press.

 

National Toll: 7,000 Christians Killed in 2025

 

The Eha-Amufu atrocities are part of a broader slaughter. Intersociety’s 2025 data shows:

 

7,000+ Christians killed nationwide (32 per day).

19,100 churches attacked since 2009.

Recent attacks: 13 Christians butchered in Barkin Ladi, Plateau (Oct 14); multiple farmers killed in Benue (Nov 4).

 

Global Outcry and U.S. Response

 

The report has sparked international alarm:President Donald Trump retained Nigeria on the U.S. Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list.

Senator Ted Cruz reintroduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act, targeting complicit officials.

 

Family Writers Press International stands in solidarity with the victims of Eha-Amufu. We call on the Nigerian government to end the denial, arrest the perpetrators, and restore safety to worshippers.The blood of the innocent cries out. Will the world listen?