{"id":29427,"date":"2018-06-26T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=29427"},"modified":"2018-06-26T08:32:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:32:42","slug":"nigeria-at-least-86-killed-in-more-violent-attacks-by-fulani-on-christian-villages-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/06\/26\/nigeria-at-least-86-killed-in-more-violent-attacks-by-fulani-on-christian-villages-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA: At least 86 killed in more violent attacks by Fulani on Christian villages &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>NIGERIA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>At least 86 killed in more violent attacks by Fulani herdsmen on Christian villages<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigeria\u2019s government late last Sunday announced \u201cdeeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities\u201d in central Plateau State but did not give a death toll. However, a Plateau State police spokesman, Mathias Tyopev, said 86 people had been killed and at least 50 houses destroyed in the violence that appeared to have started overnight between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While few details emerged from official sources about this latest massacre, Nigerians began sharing the dreadful news on social media early on Sunday. Plateau State governor, Simon BakoLalong, announced a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew after saying he had woken up to the \u201cshocking news\u201d of the attacks. The curfew affects the communities of Jos South, Riyom and Barkin Ladi \u201cand is in effect until further notice.\u201d He also posted a series of messages on Twitter about \u201cthis horrible situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">President MuhammaduBuhari appealed for calm as the military and police tried to end the bloodshed, and said \u201cno efforts will be spared\u201d to find the attackers and prevent reprisal attacks. Last May, Cardinal John Onaiyekan of Abuja had called on Buhari to do more to end the violence and bring the perpetrators to justice:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe remind you that the rampaging squads of terrorist herdsmen who have turned Nigeria into a killing field seem to be above the law,\u201d Onaiyekan said. \u201cWe have not heard of any arrests or prosecution of these murderers, who continue to amuse themselves with the blood of innocent Nigerians.Mr. President, when will the killings end? The clock is ticking, and the bomb must be defused quickly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As national elections approach next year, widespread security issues regarding the Fulani and Boko Haram pose a major challenge to Buhari, a Muslim former military ruler who won office in a democratic transfer of power in 2015,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigeria is roughly split between Muslims in the north and Christians in the south. In the past few years, tension has been growing in central Nigeria as Fulani herdsmen suffering from the effects of climate change are forced south into more populated farming communities in search of suitable grazing for their cattle. This has resulted in violent clashes between mainly Muslim herders and Christian farmers in central Nigeria, which some reports say have been as deadly as the Boko Haram extremist insurgency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIGERIA At least 86 killed in more violent attacks by Fulani herdsmen on Christian villages &nbsp; Nigeria\u2019s government late last Sunday announced \u201cdeeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities\u201d in central Plateau State but did not give a death toll. 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