Tiv militias attacked Rafin Kada again, killing two boys and injuring three. The operation lasted four hours and twenty-five minutes.
1 Oct 2001 · Rafin-Kada, Wukari, Taraba
Deaths
2
Injured
3
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
5
Perpetrators
Communal/Ethnic Militias
Response
No response
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Ethnic rivalry, reprisal cycles
Trajectory
Attack reflected persistence of violence with prolonged operations.
Cycle notes
Shows how attacks became prolonged, organized operations rather than brief raids.
Pattern
Tiv–Jukun clashes
Related — Communal Violence
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