Nigeria: Herdsmen Kill Christians in Plateau State

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian on Thursday (Sept. 26) in one area of Plateau state after the killing of eight others on Sept. 15 in another part of the state, sources said.

In the attack on Hwrra village in Miango District, Bassa County on Thursday (Sept. 26), armed herdsmen ambushed and killed a Christian farmer, said area resident Lawrence Zango.

“The Christian farmer was attacked with a machete, and he died from wounds inflicted on him,” Zango said. “Tragic events have continued to unfold in Miango District, Bassa LGA, where communities have faced repeated attacks by Fulani herdsmen.”

On Sept. 15 in Bokkos County, Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians in Mbar town and two others in Kwatas Bargesh village, area resident David Zino said. Another Christian was kidnapped from Rafut village, he said.

Herdsmen on Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. also raided Kopyal village, on the outskirts of Bokkos town, but no lives were lost, said area resident Steve Mallau.

On Sept. 3 in Daffo town, armed Fulanis shot and killed “about six Christians” and wounded another, said Blessing Yakubu, a resident of the area, in a text message to Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. Area resident Rhoda Sanda also said six Christians were slain and one hospitalized.

“One of the Christian victims of the Daffo attack by these herdsmen is one Shalom Enoch, who’s currently receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH),” Sanda said in a text message….