A US-based Benue indigene, Frank Utoo has detailed how he and others played a role in pushing for Nigeria’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), saying a series of de@dly attacks in his state convinced them that international intervention was necessary.
In a viral video, Utoo said the June 13–14, 2025 Yelwata massacre, in which more than 200 Christian villagers were k!lling and roughly 3,000 people displaced, became the turning point for him. According to him, the scale of the k!llings made him realise “that would be the catalyst for other things to come.”
He accused the Nigerian government of shielding perpetrators and claimed that those behind what he described as an alleged Fulani jihad “are in government and part of some emirates in the country.”
The Benue indigene said a US lawmaker contacted him after he submitted a petition on the crisis, adding that Washington is seeking “reactionary solutions, not offensives,” in dealing with the violence. He maintained that the CPC designation is only the “least” measure the US government is prepared to take, suggesting stronger actions may follow.
His account, however, contradicts the claims made by presidential aides Daniel Bwala and Temitope Ajayi, who recently alleged that IPOB was responsible for driving the latest narrative surrounding Christian k!llings in Nigeria.
US-based Benue indigene revealed that he and others pushed for Nigeria’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) following a series of deªdly att@cks in Benue, especially the June 13–14, 2025 Yelwata massåcre that left over 200 villagers de@d and thousands… pic.twitter.com/kTovPd8ZaT
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