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In the first half of 2004, hundreds of people were killed in inter-communal fighting between Muslims and Christians in and around the town of Yelwa and the southern part of Plateau State, central ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: In Nigeria’s protracted violence, debate over whether religion is the cause or the casualty
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — When gunmen stormed villages near Makurdi in Nigeria’s Benue state last year, Pastor Emmanuel Ochefu said the attack felt personal. “They came at night, shouting and burning ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Nigeria’s violent conflicts are about more than just religion – despite what Trump says
The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigeria's Plateau state attack
People gather as policemen arrive at the scene of an attack, the morning after gunmen killed multiple people in an overnight attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria March 30, 2026.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Blood on the Plateau: A deep dive into Nigeria’s protracted indigene-settler conflict
On March 29, 2026, Yusuf Katura, 76, was returning home when he was shot dead at Angwan Rukuba junction, near his home in Jos, Plateau state.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: At least one Christian killed every 86 minutes in Nigeria: report
Christians in Nigeria were killed at a rate of one every 86 minutes between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8, most of them in the Middle Belt that receives low priority in Nigerian and U.S. security policy, a new ...