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Country remains among most dangerous places for Christians
ABUJA, Nigeria — Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.
In the state’s Barkin Ladi County, the herdsmen attacked predominantly Christian NTV and Kakuruk villages, said Bature Iliya Adazaram, a youth leader from the affected communities.
“We are saddened by another tragic night of armed attacks perpetrated by suspected Fulani militants, who crept into Kakuruk village of Gashish District, Barkin Ladi LGA and opened gunfire as well as hacked dead three Christians and four others injured at 8:11 p.m. on May 4,” Adazaram said in a press statement. “This is aside from three other Christians ambushed and shot dead on May 3 at NTV village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.”
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.
In the state’s Barkin Ladi County, the herdsmen attacked predominantly Christian NTV and Kakuruk villages, said Bature Iliya Adazaram, a youth leader from the affected communities.
“We are saddened by another tragic night of armed attacks perpetrated by suspected Fulani militants, who crept into Kakuruk village of Gashish District, Barkin Ladi LGA and opened gunfire as well as hacked dead three Christians and four others injured at 8:11 p.m. on May 4,” Adazaram said in a press statement. “This is aside from three other Christians ambushed and shot dead on May 3 at NTV village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.”
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6 Christians slain by radical Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria