By Steven Kefas Between the year 2010 and shortly after the 2011 post elections crisis that rocked parts of Northern Nigeria, a new dimension of security challenges began to rear its ugly head in the Northern States of Plateau, Kaduna and Benue, parts of the area popularly known as the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. Gunmen believed to be Fulani […]
A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) weeks after the former group’s leader died, according to a video seen by Reuters. The video fuels fears that ISWAP is consolidating control of the insurgency in northeastern Nigeria following the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau last […]
Seven years after the three Southern Kaduna Christian villages of Ugwar Sankwai, Ungwar Gata and Chenshyi all in Bondon district of Mor’oa Chiefdom in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state were attacked and over 100 villagers killed in one night, the people are yet to return to their villages. Pictures taken from the villages three days ago showed a […]
12 persons were killed on Sunday June 13, 2021 by Fulani herdsmen in Kushe community in Kuru District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The killing took place at about 9:30pm when the herdsmen storm the community and shot on the people sporadically. The District Head and Gwom Rwey Kuru, Da Patrick Mandung confirmed the incident at […]