2021 Nasarawa massacre

The 2021 Nasarawa massacre was an attack by Fulani herdsmen gunmen on Tiv civilians that occurred on December 20, 2021, in the state of Nasarawa, Nigeria. The herdsmen killed approximately 52 people according to eyewitnesses in 12 different villages,[1] although the death toll was initially put at least 20 by the Tiv Development Association.[2]

2021 Nasarawa massacre
Nasarawa, the state in which the attack occurred
LocationNasarawa, Nigeria
DateDecember 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)
Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, massacre
WeaponsGuns
DeathsEstimated:
50
PerpetratorFulani herdsmen

Prior to the attack, the conflict had been happening for decades due to overgrazing and farming in what they deemed communal areas. Overtime, it had acquired religious undertones with the Fulani being Muslim and the Tivs' mostly Christian.

Background

Although various skirmishes had happened previously, a full-on war would not escalate between the two until the 21st-century.[3] Prior to that, the Fulani had most lived in West Africa living a nomadic lifestyle.[4] However, as desertification and droughts came in the 1970s,[5] they moved south in favor of richer lands with vast farmland to raise livestock.[6]

Incident

References
  1. Idahosa, Amadin (20 December 2021). "Nasarawa Massacre: Fulani Strike Leaves Over 50 Bodies Lifeless". everyevery.ng. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Dozens killed in 'barbaric, senseless' violence in Nigeria". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera Media Network. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. Hagher, Iyorwuese (10 January 2013). "The Fulani-Tiv at war in Nigeria, as President Jonathan helplessly looks on". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. Baca, Michael W. (16 July 2015). "Farmer-Herder Clashes Amplify Challenge for Beleaguered Nigerian Security". IPI Global Observatory. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "Transnational Herder-Farmer Conflicts and Social Instability in the Sahel | Charles Waiganjo". African Liberty. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. Imoro, Mohammed (July 2018). "Abstract" (PDF). THE FULANI HERDSMEN CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA: THE CASE OF AGOGO AREA IN THE ASANTE-AKIM NORTH DISTRICT, ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA (Master of Arts). University of Ghana. p. XI. Docket 10084293. Retrieved 6 January 2022.



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