A survivor of the June 2025 Yelwata attack in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, recounted her harrowing ordeal before the United States Congress on Thursday, describing how she watched the killing of her five children during the attack.
The hearing focused on President Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate Nigeria on the Country of Particular Concern list, citing alleged ongoing religious persecution.
Apeh testified before the House Subcommittee on Africa, detailing the attack.
“When we went to sleep that night around 9 pm, the Fulani terrorists attacked us where we were sleeping. We were locked inside the camp, Yelwata, and they were butchering them with cutlasses and shooting guns as well.
She said she saved herself by climbing a tree while witnessing the death of her children.
“In the course of this action, I saw a tree when I lifted my eyes. I raised my hands on the tree and climbed up where I was able to hide myself.
My five children that I left below were crying, and in my presence, they were being slaughtered by the terrorists,” Apeh recounted.
She said she later fled into the bush and was rescued, before being relocated to a new camp.
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