Blog - Nigeria Report

Posts tagged with "Plateau"

protests · 07. September 2021

Plateau State Christians in Politics Prayer Partners: "Our Leaders Take the Side of the Oppressor"

On the 20th anniversary of the Jos massacre, Christian leaders from Plateau State speak out against the Nigerian government's unequitable response to religious violence in their state.

Mass protest against killings rocks Plateau State

Thousands of people, mainly women and children, gathered outside Riyom local government headquarters on 14 July to protest against continuing attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the area.

"I watched helplessly from a hideout as Fulani butchered my family" - Christian villager

A Christian villager from a remote hamlet in central Plateau State witnessed the slaughter of his family by Fulani militants on 27 June, writes Masara Kim

Fulani kill pregnant woman, 7-year-old daughter, two others in Plateau State

At least four Christians have been killed in Plateau State, central Nigeria, in the latest attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen, writes Masara Kim.

'Traumatised' pastor suffers panic attacks following release from ISWAP captivity

Polycarp Zongo, a central Nigerian pastor kidnapped by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) last October, is suffering nightmares following his release, writes Masara Kim

Blind Christian villager 'lonely' after losing wife, kids in Fulani attack

Born blind to a poor rural family in Bassa area of Plateau State, Matthew Evi Vigye, 35, lost his whole family in a Fulani attack on 23 May 2021, writes Masara Kim

Fulani jihadists kill 15 Christians in central Nigeria after Buhari deflects attention

At least 15 Christians have been killed in central Nigeria, in renewed attacks by Muslim Fulani jihadists, writes Masara Kim.