Fulani herdsmen and others massacre 10 on Sunday
10 Sept 2023 · Kulben, Mangu, Plateau
Deaths
10
Injured
1
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
11
Perpetrators
Ethnic Militia
Response
Christian leaders condemned the attack, linking it to land-grabbing and religious imposition; security forces reportedly deployed
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Farmer–herder tensions, desertification pressures, land/resource disputes, religious extremism
Trajectory
Incident reflects persistence of targeted attacks on Christian communities in Plateau; desertification and resource scarcity cited as drivers
Cycle notes
Mirrors earlier Plateau killings in Kuru Karama, Dogo Nahawa, and Barkin Ladi, showing how festive periods often coincide with heightened communal violence.
Pattern
Echo of farmer–herder and ethno-religious violence in Plateau’s Middle Belt
Related — Communal Violence
Muslims and Christians held simultaneous pro- and anti-Sharia marches that initially ended peacefully around noon, but chaos erupted shortly afterward. Armed marauders, reportedly joined by attackers from neighboring communities (Dadiya and Tula), indiscriminately assaulted residents of both faiths, burning homes, shops, and places of worship while shouting religious slogans.
Violent clashes erupted in the Jalingo metropolis between Christian and Muslim groups. What began as a religious dispute quickly mutated into a broader ethno-communal conflict involving various ethnic militias. The violence involved the destruction of places of worship, private businesses, and residential property.
A massive riot erupted in Kano, Nigeria, after security forces attempted to suppress the activities of the radical Maitatsine (Yan Tatsine) sect. The conflict quickly escalated into an armed insurrection, as thousands of the sect's followers, armed with improvised weapons and firearms, fought security forces and attacked established mosques and civilians.