I Am Among The Three People That Have Been Marked For Death – Rev Dachomo

The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) for Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Ezekiel Dachomo, has once again alleged that a fresh death threat and bounty have been placed on his head.

According to him, certain individuals whom he described as Islamist extremists and terrorists were trying to kill him.

Naija News reports that the outspoken clergyman made the alarm in a post on his 𝕏 handle on Monday.

Dachomo alleged that he and three other men of God have been marked for death for speaking the truth to the government.

The clergyman, who just came back to the country after spending some time in India to attend to his health, said he was surprised to see that the death threats against him have been intensified with the extremists increasing an earlier bounty that was placed on him, urging Muslims to hunt him down and kill him.

“They have marked me for death for speaking the truth”, Rev Dachomo said, noting that he is not scared of death, adding that as a human being, it is natural for him to be scared.

“I am among the three people they have marked for death in this country; they have publicly declared that anyone who kills any one of us will be rewarded,” he wrote.

He noted that his only crime is speaking the truth, which has made him a target for the terrorists, but in the face of such threats, he cannot abandon his people as he must speak for them.

“My name has become a target, my life has been priced by men who hate the truth, yet even with the threats, the fear, and the danger that follows me every day, I cannot abandon my people.

“Every morning, I wake up knowing that there are those who wish I would not see another sunrise; every night, I sleep not knowing what tomorrow may bring, but how can I remain silent when innocent people are crying? How can I turn my back when widows are mourning, children are becoming orphans, and families are being buried in sorrow

“I have seen mothers weep over the lifeless bodies of their children; I have listened to little boys and girls ask questions that no child should ever have to ask: Where is my father, why did they kill my mother, when is she coming back home? Their tears have become my tears, their pain has become my burden.

“Many times people ask me if I am afraid, the truth is that I am human, I know what fear feels like, I know what it means to look over your shoulder, I know what it means to receive threats and know that people are waiting for an opportunity to silence you, but I also know that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind as written in 2 Timothy 1:7

“When I remember the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, I find strength: ‘Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’, Matthew 5:10.

“The path of truth has never been easy. The prophets suffered, the apostles suffered, even our Savior suffered, yet they stood firm because they knew that darkness can never overcome the light

“There are days when the burden feels heavy, there are nights when the cries of suffering families echo in my heart, but then I remember Isaiah 41:10, ‘Fear thou not, for I am with thee, be not dismayed, for I am thy God, I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee’; those words remind me that I do not walk this road alone

“If speaking for the voiceless makes me a target, then I will continue to speak; if standing with the oppressed puts my life at risk, then I will continue to stand; if defending my people means carrying a cross of persecution, then by God’s grace I will carry it

“For every child who has lost a parent, for every mother who sleeps with tears on her pillow, for every father who has been taken from his family, and for every believer suffering because of their faith, I will not stop standing with them, my life is in God’s hands,” he said.