Nigeria Update: 14 July 2023

NIGERIA: THE GATHERING STORM Johan Viljoen, Reabetswe Tloubatla 14 July 2023   Gunmen invaded communities in Ukum Local Government Area, Benue state, this past weekend. Both Zaki Akpunna 1 and Diom communities were targeted. Locals say the gunmen attacked around...

Nigeria Update: 7 July 2023

FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENT, AND PEACE UPDATE ON HERDMEN ATTACK AND ATROCITIES ON CHRISTIAN FARMERS IN BENUE STATE   The Foundation for Justice, Development and Peace is an ardent promoter of peaceful coexistence, social justice and empowering the...

Nigeria Update: 30 June 2023

NIGERIA: THE GATHERING STORM   This week there seems to be a lull in the ongoing violence. A well-placed local organization, Intersociety, has made great steps in their efforts to hold both the previous and new federal and state administration accountable for all...

Nigeria Update: 15 June 2023

In this week, there are yet more attacks on communities, some of which have already been attacked previously and we reported on in past updates. This signals a pattern, in several locales, of repeated attacks on communities, even when they try to negotiate truces with...

Nigeria Update: 2 June 2023

1. Over 100 killed as attacks on Nigerian villages continue Over 100 people have been killed in central Nigeria in recent weeks as militants terrorize farmers and victims despair of getting help from their government. On Thursday, 250 villagers led by Christian church...

Nigeria Update: 19 May 2023

This week, we see an increased spread in violence in Benue state, as well as a sustained series of attacks in Plateau state. This comes on the back of the upcoming swearing in of President-Elect Bola Tinubu next week on the 29 th of May. Secretary Blinken has imposed...

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