From
the beginning of 2017, clashes between farmers and herders across some Nigerian
states have been on the rise, particularly in Kaduna, Edo, Taraba, Benue, and
Niger states. Many killings have also been perpetrated against Fulani herders
by other groups. With the latest cases, the affected states, and those
surrounding them, remain on edge.
●238 killed in Kaduna, Benue, Edo, Taraba, Niger, others●‘Criminals
disguised as herders commit crimes’
Niger, like many states,
especially within the North Central, has been an epicentre of crisis involving
herdsmen - and even rustlers - who are mainly of Fulani extraction.
