Christian community removing the dead after an attack by Islamist terrorists. Illustration generated by AI using user prompts. Fulani Islamic extremists killed at least 13 Christians in a series of attacks across Benue State, Nigeria, in early January 2026, according to local residents and officials. The killings were part of a broader wave of Islamist violence against Christians that began on Christmas Eve and continued into the New Year. In Otobi Akpa village, Otukpo County, gunmen arrived around midnight on January 12 and shot four Christians as they slept in their homes, with dozens of others reported missing. Separate attacks on January 5 and 6 killed nine more Christians in Kwande and Guma counties, where farmers were ambushed while working in their fields. Community leaders…
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