Nigerian government has failed to counteract violence of Fulani herdsmen – ICG report

Nigerian government has failed to counteract violence of Fulani herdsmen – ICG report
In Nigeria, it isn’t only the northeast regions, stronghold of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, that have witnessed severe violence. The Middle Belt of the country, which straddles the divide between the largely Muslim north and the majority-Christian south, is also the scene of ever-continuing violence between settled farmers, . . . Read More

Nigeria: Bishop accuses authorities of inaction in face of ‘wave of terror’

Bishop Joseph Danlami Bagobiri from Kafanchan in Nigeria visiting ACN International office in Königstein, 19th April 2016.
A Catholic Bishop has accused the authorities in Nigeria of the suspected supply of arms to an Islamist terrorist network, which he claims has infiltrated federal and state governments. Bishop Joseph Bagobiri of Kafanchan, Kaduna state, said he believed that the government has done little or nothing to stem “a . . . Read More

UPDATE: Kidnapped German archeologists freed; no ransom paid

UPDATE: Kidnapped German archeologists freed; no ransom paid
In the village of Goska, houses were destroyed, churches burnt and shops vandalised in a December attack.World Watch Monitor   UPDATE (27 Feb): Two German archaeologists kidnapped in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna were freed on Saturday (25 Feb). Peter Breunig and Johannes Buringer were taken by gunmen on 22 . . . Read More

At least 26 killed, despite increased Nigerian Army presence in S. Kaduna

At least 26 killed, despite increased Nigerian Army presence in S. Kaduna
UPDATE (22 Feb): Heavily-armed Fulani herdsmen carried out raids on communities in Kaduna State, central Nigeria, on 19 and 20 February, destroying homes and claiming at least 26 lives, including two policemen. According to CSW, hundreds of militiamen reportedly descended on Bakin Kogi in the Kaninkon Chiefdom of Jema’a Local Government . . . Read More

Hope for victims of the Nigerian conflict claiming more lives than Boko Haram

Hope for victims of the Nigerian conflict claiming more lives than Boko Haram
In the village of Goska, houses were destroyed, churches burnt and shops vandalised in a December attack.World Watch Monitor   The two Nigerian villages are barely five minutes’ drive apart. In one, Goska, houses were destroyed, churches burnt, shops vandalised, carcasses of animals littered the streets and most of the . . . Read More