Communal conflicts in Nigeria
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Communal conflicts in Nigeria[3] can be divided into two broad categories:[4][dubious – discuss]
- Ethno-religious conflicts, attributed to actors primarily divided by cultural, ethnic, or religious communities and identities, such as instances of religious violence between Christian and Muslim communities.[5][6][7]
- Herder–farmer conflicts, typically involving disputes over land and/or cattle between herders (in particular the Fulani and Hausa) and farmers (in particular the Adara, Berom, Tiv and Tarok).
Communal conflicts in Nigeria | ||||||||
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Map of the 36 States of Nigeria | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Adara, Berom, Jukun, Tiv and Tarok farmers |
Fulani and Hausa herders | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Bola Tinubu | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
16,000+ people killed since 1998[1][2] |
The most impacted states are those of the Nigerian Middle Belt like Benue, Taraba and Plateau.[8][9][10][11] Violence has reached two peaks in 2004 and 2011 with around 2,000 fatalities those years.[12][13] It resulted in more than 700 fatalities in 2015 alone.[2][14][15][16]