Nigerian Pastors Criticized for Silence as U.S. Pastor Fights to Save Nigerian Farmer Sentenced to Death for Self-Defense Against Fulani Herdsman

Nigerians have criticized Nigerian pastors for remaining silent while foreign pastors advocate for the rights of a Nigerian farmer sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman who invaded his farm.

The case dates back to a 2014 incident in Adamawa State, where farmer Sunday Jackson was attacked on his farm in Codonti Forest by Buba Bawuro, a Fulani herdsman who had trespassed with his cattle.

According to Jackson, Bawuro pulled a knife and stabbed him multiple times during the altercation. In the struggle, Jackson managed to seize the knife and fatally stabbed Bawuro in the neck.

Jackson was subsequently arrested and charged with murder, despite his consistent assertion that he acted in self-defense.

In 2021, a Yola court sentenced him to death by hanging, a decision the Supreme Court has now affirmed.

On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria upheld the death sentence of Sunday Jackson.

Dr. William Terrence Devlin, an American human rights leader, is advocating for Sunday Jackson to be freed.

This has led Nigerians to criticize Nigerian pastors for their silence while a white pastor fights for the life of a Nigerian Christian facing de@th for defending himself.