The attacks never end.
In recent weeks, deadly attacks have intensified in Nigeria, after the mourning of the “Black Christmas”, when 200 people lost their lives during coordinated assaults.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, 55 people were killed in the north-central part of the country.
The day before, the government had established a 24-hour curfew to protect the population, victims of the increase in intercommunal violence.
Dozens of dead and missing
The attacks earlier this week were the latest in a wave of intercommunal violence that began over Christmas and took place despite a 24-hour curfew in force in the area, two community leaders and a Cross report said. -Nigerian Red that AFP was able to consult on Thursday.
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The Mwaghavul Development Association, an organization bringing together members of the Mwaghavul ethnic group, mainly Christians, accused Fulani Muslim herders of having attacked the village of Kwahaslalek and killed “around 30 people”.
The grim toll was confirmed by a local relief official and a humanitarian source on the ground, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), a Muslim community organization, reports that places of worship and religious schools had been attacked: "We found 25 corpses, we are waiting for the protection of the security forces to bury them.
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It is possible that the toll will rise, as not all the attack zones have been searched.
“We are continuing our search with the support of the Red Cross to see if we can still find the dead, because many people have disappeared,” warns Jafaru Musa, one of the local JNI leaders.
Recurring violence
“Two camps for displaced people have been set up in the town of Mangu, for around 1,500 people,” Nurudeen Husaini Magaji, local president of the Nigerian Red Cross, told AFP.
Plateau State, located on the dividing line between Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south, is a hotbed of intercommunal violence.
Tensions have soared since nearly 200 people were killed over Christmas in raids on predominantly Christian villages.
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More than 198 dead in Nigeria after village attacks
This type of violence has led, more broadly, to an increase in crime.
Since coming to power in May, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the fight against insecurity is a priority, particularly with a view to attracting foreign investment to the country.
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For several years, the Nigerian territory has been peppered with rival groups.
Breeders versus farmers, Christians versus Muslims… These differences create a climate of hostility in which unarmed civilians are trapped.
Not to mention the massacres and kidnappings perpetrated by jihadist groups, with Boko Haram at the top of the list.
The group's deadly insurgency has reportedly left 40,000 dead since 2009.