They Sl!ced My 10-Month-Old Baby In Two,’ Surviv0r Recounts Plateau Midnight Att∆ck That Left Her 

 

‘They Sliced My 10-Month-Old Baby In Two,’ Survivor Recounts Plateau Midnight Attack That Left Her

One of the survivors, Lisa Stephen, now counts herself among at least 537 newly widowed women following the latest spate of killings in central Nigeria.

Awave of brutal midnight attacks has left communities in Plateau State reeling, with hundreds of women widowed and families torn apart, as survivors recount details of brutality allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani gunmen.

One of the survivors, Lisa Stephen, now counts herself among at least 537 newly widowed women following the latest spate of killings in central Nigeria.

Her story, captured in a harrowing video released by Channel 4 News, paints a picture of the violence that has gripped the region.

Speaking through tears, Lisa recounted how armed men stormed her home in the dead of night, unleashing unspeakable violence on her family.

“I was asleep when we heard gunshots,” she said. “I tried to wake my husband, but he would not wake up. My baby was breastfeeding at the time.”

According to her, the attackers forced their way into the house after failing to break through the door.

“They began shaking the door. When they couldn’t open it, they used a knife to cut through and found the latch. That was how they gained entry,” she explained.

What followed, she said, was an act of brutality she will never forget.

“They found me breastfeeding my ten-month-old baby. They seized him from me and sliced him into two with a knife,” she said.

Lisa said the attackers then turned their weapons on her husband.

“They shot him and then stabbed him repeatedly,” she added.

 

“Iwas breastfeeding when they broke in and they sliced my baby into two” — Woman loses baby, husband, son in midnight raid by suspected Fulani Islamic jihadist pic.twitter.com/AQKWUYV6CG

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Her children were not spared.

“My second child woke up when he heard my screams. They struck him with a machete and split his head. Then they attacked me. As they raised the knife, I used my hand to block it, that is how they cut part of my hand.”

Her eldest son also sustained injuries during the attack, but survived after receiving treatment in hospital.

“They also struck my oldest son, but he survived after treatment in hospital,” she said.

The massacre Lisa described is not an isolated incident. Across several communities in Plateau State, survivors and local leaders say armed groups have carried out repeated raids, often at night, leaving behind trails of death and destruction.

In this predominantly Christian region, many residents believe they are being deliberately targeted because of their faith. Homes have been burned, entire families wiped out, and communities displaced.

However, the Nigerian government has consistently denied that the violence is religiously motivated. Authorities maintain that the attacks are driven by criminality and long-standing disputes over land and resources between farming communities and nomadic herders.

Despite these claims, the scale and brutality of the killings have intensified fears among residents, many of whom say they feel abandoned and unprotected.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently visited Plateau State and vowed to bring an end to the bloodshed.

He assured affected communities that security forces would be deployed to restore peace and prevent further attacks.

But for survivors like Lisa Stephen, those promises offer little comfort.