“Emerging crisis” as thousands flee rising farmer-herder violence in Nigeria
Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of people have been uprooted by a recent surge in violence between farmers and herders in central Nigeria that may spiral further, aid workers and analysts said on Wednesday. Nomadic herdsmen and local farmers have for decades clashed over land and resources in the West African country, but fighting […]
Herdsmen mount another slaughter of Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
Morning Star News Still shocked over a deadly attack on a Catholic congregation on Tuesday, Christians in Nigeria’s Benue state yesterday suffered another onslaught by Muslim Fulani herdsmen that reportedly left at least 39 people dead. More than 160 houses also were reported to have been set ablaze in heavily armed attacks that began late […]
Pastor, other Christians slain in attacks in north-east Nigeria
Morning Star News Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen in northeast Nigeria killed a pastor and 19 other Christians on 27th February in apparent retaliation for attacks by ethnic Bachama militia on Fulani families, sources said. Rev Haruna Enoch was killed along with the others in herdsmen attacks on four predominantly Christian areas in the Numan and […]
Nigeria: bishop blames government after 12 killed in Easter rampage
World Watch Monitor At least 12 worshippers were killed and many more were injured when suspected Fulani herdsmen opened fire on Easter Saturday evening, 15th April, in a village in the Christian-dominated south of Nigeria’s Kaduna state. The local Catholic bishop, Joseph Danlami Bagobiri of Kafanchan, accused the local governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, of complicity with […]
A year after Agatu massacre, Christians continue to be killed in Benue, Nigeria
A year after Muslim Fulani herdsmen slaughtered an estimated 300 predominantly Christian farmers in Agatu, Benue state, deadly attacks continued in the state the first 10 weeks of the year, sources have told Morning Star News. The organisation reports that more than 29 Christians in Agatu and other rural areas were reported to have died […]