Southern Kaduna crisis

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The Southern Kaduna Crisis is part of a series of ethnicity conflicts in Nigeria. It is tied in with issues of religious and ethnic tension and the Fulani herdsmen crisis, as well as the growing tide of banditry [1] [2] [3] and general insecurity [4] particularly in the north of the country. [5]

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Recent years have had large numbers of people killed in incidents. [6] These killings were particularly targeted against predominantly Christian indigenes, leading to commentators describing them as acts of genocide.

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References

  1. ↑ "Defence Chief visits troops fighting bandits in North-West Nigeria". AIT LIVE. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. ↑ Amaza, Mark. "Nigeria is also losing control of its troubled northwest region". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria: Security forces kill 17 bandits in Kaduna state May 12". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria's Cultural Efflorescence". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. ↑ Olarewaju Kola (2020-10-11). "Nigeria: 12 killed in bandit attacks on northern towns".
  6. ↑ "Nigerian Govt. Says 204 Killed In Southern Kaduna Crisis - Premium Times". Sahara Reporters. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2020-12-16.


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