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Communal Violence Communal Clash NNG0072

Tiv militias killed two Fulani men at Tsokundi road, slaughtered over 40 cows, and took seven herds of cattle to Benue State.

16 Mar 2002 · Tsokundi, Wukari, Taraba

Deaths

2

Injured

0

Kidnapped

0

Total casualties

2

Perpetrators

Communal/Ethnic Militias

Response

No response

Displacement

0

Socioeconomic drivers

Ethnic rivalry, reprisal cycles, economic targeting

Trajectory

Attack reflected escalation into mass livestock destruction alongside killings.

Cycle notes

Shows how violence devastated both human lives and pastoral livelihoods.

Pattern

Killings & livestock destruction


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