At least 134 people have been killed by armed groups in the West African country of Nigeria in the past week. The governor of the stricken state of Benue, Samuel Ortom, said on Saturday that herders from the Fulani ethnic group were responsible for the attacks. Similar attacks have occurred in the region in the past.
There were a total of three attacks in the past week, says Nathaniel Ikyur, spokesman for the governor of the German news agency: “The most recent attack, which took place on Friday, killed 36 people.” A large proportion of the victims were internally displaced persons who had taken refuge in a school.
The background to the increased attacks by the Fulani is partly due to climate change, which is drying up pastures in northern Nigeria. The Fulani are now increasingly seeking food for their livestock in central and southern Nigeria and are in conflict with local farmers. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, an ethnic Fulani, has often been accused of not doing enough to stem the excesses of violence. Buhari leaves his successor Bola Tinubu with a huge security problem. (sda/dpa)
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