"Her five children SLAUGHTERED": Nigerian Christian survivor tells her story

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Earlier this year in June, heavily armed Fulani jihadists slaughtered hundreds of Nigerian Christians in cold blood overnight in Yelwata. Mrs. Msurshima Apeh is one of the survivors here to tell her story: Good afternoon, good afternoon, good evening—depending on where you're watching us from. I am Reverend Father Philip Doo Apuu, the coordinator of the Foundation for Justice, Development, and Peace (FJDP) of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. I am here with one of the survivors of the Yelwata massacre of June 13, 2025, where we lost over two hundred lives in a single night. She is here to bear witness as one of the survivors of that tragic attack. Her name is Msurshima Apeh. She explained that on that fateful night, after they had gone to sleep, armed Fulani terrorists attacked them where they were resting. They were locked inside a camp, the Yelwata, and brutally assaulted with cutlasses and gunfire. When the attackers believed they had killed everyone, they poured petrol on the building and set it ablaze, burning most of the victims alive. During the chaos, she looked up, saw a tree, and climbed it in desperation, managing to hide herself from the attackers. From her position, she could see her five children below, crying, and she witnessed them being slaughtered by the terrorists. She eventually fled into the bush, where rescuers later found her and brought her out. She witnessed the entire horrific event before being relocated to a new camp with other survivors. Thank you very much. That is all we were able to receive from Apeh. God bless you.