Violence erupted in Nigeria during the Christmas holidays, with multiple attacks targeting Christian communities. Suspected nomadic herders attacked villages in Plateau state, resulting in the deaths of at least 140 people, the worst violence in five years. Additionally, Islamic jihadis murdered eight people in a separate Christmas Eve attack. President Bola Tinubu condemned the attacks and ordered the military to bring the perpetrators to justice. The incidents have sparked widespread condemnation and raised concerns about religious tensions in the region.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Kenyan police said they were investigating the suspected killings of four men on a Del Monte pineapple farm near Nairobi, months after a report said security guards on the same farm had killed and assaulted trespassing villagers https://t.co/vKwGtylWpq https://t.co/KFemP2tQic
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Kenyan police said they were investigating the suspected killings of four men on a Del Monte pineapple farm near Nairobi. The probe comes months after a report said guards on the farm had killed and assaulted trespassing villagers https://t.co/vKwGtylozS https://t.co/Q2z73PfJY6
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT In what has been described as the worst such violence since 2018, suspected nomadic herders attacked villages in Nigeria's Plateau state during the weekend, killing at least 140 people https://t.co/rJdzE51Da9 https://t.co/PhQsX7xXsn
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Suspected nomadic herders attacked villages in Nigeria's Plateau state over the weekend, killing at least 140 people in what has been described as the worst such violence in five years https://t.co/rJdzE515kB https://t.co/ugXGxQ88Dy
Nigeria: Islamic jihadis murder eight people in additional Christmas Eve attack - https://t.co/jvjQv6YCjn
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu condemned attacks that killed more than 100 people in the country’s north during the Christmas holidays and ordered the military to bring the perpetrators to justice https://t.co/4lRTfhV5cq via @bpolitics @osaeB and @ndukaorjinmo
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu condemned attacks that killed more than 100 people in the country’s north during the Christmas holidays and ordered the military to bring the perpetrators to justice https://t.co/2DKo3v7KSb
NIGERIA In May 2022, Muslim college students stoned Christian student Deborah Samuel Yakubu before setting her body on fire. The attackers recorded the lynching and then set a Catholic Church on fire afterwards. https://t.co/xnTiORKZLf
GENOCIDE: Muslims Slaughter Another 160 Christians Preparing for Church Christmas Programs in Nigeria This is your future Western civilization I hope you enjoy being the conquered. https://t.co/pWXMbnxoRa