Washington Watches with InterestBy Onibiyo Segun and Mike Odeh James(Jos) – A Nigerian prophet with Fulani tribe ancestry is building watchtowers and camera networks in Jos North because two governments cannot stop Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM) killings, and Washington has noticed. We are building walls where government walls have failed,” El-Buba said, according to Sahara Reporters. A February 2026 U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee report urged Nigeria’s government to secure farmland and enable displaced communities to return. From Haiti’s neighborhood brigades to Mexico’s autodefensas, citizens abandoned by the state eventually arm themselves or, as in Jos North, watch for those who do. Whether Washington’s pressure finally compels Abuja to protect its indigenous Christians, the watchtowers of Jos North testify that they have stopped waiting.