According to research by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Muslim Fulani herder militia have perpetrated at least 106 attacks on communities in central Nigeria in the first quarter of 2018 alone, claiming 1,061 lives.
However, Dr Khataza Gondwe from the charity told Premier the clashes between the two groups in the past doesn’t reflect the recent attacks in the Middle Belt region since Thursday that left 86 people dead.
She explained: “As long as you frame it as a clash, that implies that there’s mutual violence.
“However the violence that happened over the weekend in Plateau state for example… this was attacks on people in their homes or as they were coming back from a funeral. You cannot describe those as clashes.”
Nigeria is set to launch a major security operation to quell the spike of violence in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari warned against reprisals after the “deeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities” in central Plateau State as the military and police tried to end the bloodshed, saying “no efforts will be spared” to find the attackers.
However, footage from Jos showed angry people waving machetes and sticks shouting at passing security forces as they weaved around overturned and burning vehicles.
Destroyed vehicles and debris is strewn across the road as police attempt to…
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