MEDIA LINKS

This section is regularly updated to provide a selection of the latest news reports on the conflict in Nigeria. It contains news from Nigerian and international media sources from the past six months. Click on the links to see the articles in full. For more in-depth analysis, see the Publications page. For press releases, see the Blog page.

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(Ripples) 30 Apr 2023 –  A youth group in Plateau State under the aegis of Coalition of Plateau State Indigenous Youths, have raised the alarm following the alleged killing of over 30 people in various parts of the state.... Read the full story here.

• Terrorists kill pastor, 49 church members in Plateau (Within Nigeria, 29 May 2023)
• Plateau killings: Death toll hits 130... (Vanguard, 23 May 2023) 
• Again, armed Fulani herdsmen kill 18... in Benue (Opinion Nigeria, 23 May 2023)
• 15 killed in Kaduna, Benue fresh attacks (Sun, 22 May 2023)
• Fulani militia killed over 200 in Mangu/Bokkos... (Within Nigeria, 18 May 2023)
• Terrorists kill 18, injure 30 in Zamfara state (Opinion Nigeria, 15 May 2023)
• Killings: Tears at burial of 38 people in Nasarawa (Independent, 14 May 2023)
• Again, gunmen kill two persons, burn houses in Kaduna (Within Nigeria, 13 May 2023)
• Again, seven persons killed in Zangon Kataf...  (Daily Post, 12 May 2023)
• At least 28 killed as suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Benue... (Naija News, 11 May 2023)
• Again, herdsmen attack Benue communities, kill 3 (Sun, 10 May 2023)
• Again, suspected Fulani militia kills in Zangon Kataf (Daily Post, 9 May 2023)
• Bandits kidnap 40 worshippers during Sunday service in Kaduna (Tribune, 8 May 2023)
• Suspected herdsmen kill six in Benue (Tribune Online, 7 May 2023)
• Pregnant woman, husband, son allegedly killed by herdsmen in Osun (Sun, 5 May 2023)
• 30 killed... in two weeks by militia herdsmen in Plateau, group claims (Ripples Nigeria, 30 Apr 2023)
• Fresh farmers, herdsmen crisis in Taraba claims 20 lives... (Tori.ng, 28 Apr 2023)
• Again, suspected herdsmen attack Benue... kill 10 (Daily Post, 26 Apr 2023)
• Herdsmen attack Ondo community, kill one, injure eight others (Ripples Nigeria, 25 Apr 2023)
• Gunmen kill 7 in Plateau (Sun, 25 Apr 2023)
• Again, herders kill four in Benue (Witness, 24 Apr 2023)
• Apa: Four killed as gunmen open fire on mourners in Idoma... (Idoma Voice, 24 Apr 2023)
• Nasarawa: 12 dead, many injured... in deadly clashes (Sun, 22 Apr 2023)
• Fresh Southern Kaduna attack: death toll rises to 33... (Daily Post, 17 Apr 2023)
• Boko Haram attacks Yobe community, kills eleven... (Premium Times, 15 Apr 2023)
• Suspected herders kill 46 in Benue (Punch, 8 Apr 2023)
• Bandits abduct 80 children in Zamfara (Punch, 8 Apr 2023)
• Boko Haram terrorists kill pastor, injure wife, others in Borno... (Vanguard, 5 Apr 2023)
• Living Faith church pastor killed in Kogi (Naija News, 5 Apr 2023)
• Bandits abduct 10 students in Kaduna (NAN, 4 Apr 2023)
• Terrorists strike in Adamawa, 3 feared killed, many abducted (Vanguard, 3 Apr 2023)
• Worshipper killed, pastor abducted in attack on Benue church (Daily Trust, 2 Apr 2023)
• Many killed, scores injured as Fulani herdsmen storm Benue... (Opinion Nigeria, 31 Mar 2023)
• One killed, others injured as herdsmen invade Sobe community (Sun, 28 Mar 2023)
• Terrorists kill Kaduna cleric, abduct three, demand N50m (Punch, 26 Mar 2023)
• 22 killed, others injured in fresh Katsina attack (Premium Times, 13 Mar 2023)
• '300 insurgents killed' in multiple ISWAP/Boko Haram clashes (The Cable, 11 Mar 2023)
• Nine Borno fishermen injured, 29 killed in Boko Haram attack... (Punch, 10 Mar 2023)
• Niger terrorists abduct 53, kill pregnant women, four villagers (Opinion Nigeria, 9 Mar 2023)
• Benue: Eight killed as suspected herdsmen open fire on mourners... (Within Nigeria, 9 Mar 2023)
• Over 36 killed as herdsmen attack communities in Benue (Vanguard, 6 Mar 2023)
• Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill three, injure dozen in Edo community (Tribune, 6 Mar 2023)
• Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill pastor and two sons in Plateau (Within Nigeria, 6 Mar 2023)
• Boko Haram abducts seven in fresh attack (Naija News, 3 Mar 2023)
• Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill guard and six others in Benue (Within Nigeria, 2 Mar 2023)
• Boko Haram bombs Borno town, injures 5 voters (Sun, 26 Feb 2023)
• Fulani herdsmen invade 4 Benue LGAs and kill 7 (Street Journal, 24 Feb 2023)
• Tension as Fulani herdsmen invade Enugu communities, kill 6 (Within Nigeria, 22 Feb 2023)
• Five years in captivity: Christian leaders berate Buhari over Leah... (Tribune Online, 19 Feb 2023)
• Fulani herdsmen strike in Benue, kill five, burn down entire village (Idoma Voice, 11 Feb 2023)
• Boko Haram 'slaughtering' people... in remote Borno community (HumAngle, 9 Feb 2023)
• Suspected herders kill 70-year-old man in Enugu community (Premium Times, 8 Feb 2023)
• Suspected herdsmen attack Benue community, kill 3... (Daily Post, 6 Feb 2023)
• Over 6,000 killed in Benue by armed Fulani herdsmen - Ortom (Vanguard, 4 Feb 2023)
• Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill father and son in Delta community (Tori.ng, 24 Jan 2023)
• 39 Catholic priests killed, 30 abducted in 2022 (Opinion Nigeria, 24 Jan 2023)
• Suspected bandits attack Benue community, kill eight (Punch, 20 Jan 2023)
• Terrorists attack Katsina church, abduct 25 worshippers (This Day, 15 Jan 2023)
• Scores of passengers abducted as gunmen attack train station (Daily Post, 8 Jan 2023)
• Residents flee as Fulani herdsmen invade Enugu community... (Within Nigeria, 30 Dec 2022)
• Boko Haram terrorists kill 17 herders in Borno (New Telegraph, 27 Dec 2022)
• 28 killed in fresh southern Kaduna attack (Punch, 19 Dec 2022)
• Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill three in Benue (Within Nigeria, 19 Dec 2022)
• Again, herdsmen attack Enugu community, many feared killed (Punch, 18 Dec 2022)
• Eha-Amufu massacre: untold story as herdsmen kill over 50 in Enugu (Daily Post, 14 December 2022)
• Suspected herders kill two residents in south-east communities (Premium Times, 8 Dec 2022)
• Couple, daughter killed as Fulani herdsmen invade Benue community (Opinion Nigeria, 1 Dec 2022)

• Benue State residents recover five more bodies as death toll hits 22 (Sahara Reporters, 23 May 2023)
• More than 100 killed as herders, farmers clash in central Nigeria (AFP, 19 May 2023)
• Suspected extremists kill seven, kidnap 22 (AFP, 6 May 2023)
• Gunmen kill 15 people, abduct 5 aid workers in north Nigeria (AP, 28 Apr 2023)
• Terrorists kill more than 60 Christians in Benue State... (Morning Star News, 3 Apr 2023)
• Terrorists kill 27 Christians in Kaduna State... (Morning Star News, 27 Mar 2023)
• Gunmen in north Nigeria kill at least 16 people (AP, 12 Mar 2023)
• Terrorists kill farmer, abduct ECWA pastor, wife in Kaduna State (Sahara Reporters, 11 Feb 2023)
• Suspected herdsmen kill 12 Christians in Benue State... (Morning Star News, 31 Jan 2023)
• Suspected terrorists kill popular Nigerian pastor... (Sahara Reporters, 27 Jan 2023)
• Five Christians killed in NE Nigeria, 12 in Middle Belt (Morning Star News, 24 Jan 2023)
• Blast kills at least 50 in north central Nigeria (Reuters, 25 Jan 2023)
• Boko Haram terrorists launch attack on Borno community, kill... (Sahara Reporters, 18 Jan 2023)
• Catholic priest burned to death in Nigeria (Catholic News Agency, 15 Jan 2023)
• Killings in Kaduna State, Nigeria, darken Christmas season (Morning Star News, 2 Jan 2023)
• Boko Haram, ISWAP clash, 55 killed (Sun, 6 Dec 2022)
• Eleven worshippers injured as gunmen storm mosque in south Nigeria (AFP, 3 Dec 2022)