Christians in central Nigeria face a tense Christmas after the deadliest sectarian violence in the country's recent history killed at least 90 people, aid workers and Christians say.
Following a period of relative calm, violence resumed in Plateau state with Fulani herdsmen primarily targeting Christian farmers
in Nigeria's Middle Belt. Advocacy group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC) quoted experts as saying that the militant Muslim group
"killed more people than those committed previously by the notorious Boko Haram terrorists."
Right group Stefanos Foundation, which works in Nigeria, said attacks against Christian communities in September and October killed some
75 people in 12 villages. Also, 489 homes were burned and, 3,726 people were reportedly displaced, aid workers said.
The attacks continued to claim more lives last month. "On November 30, at least four more people were fatally injured after Fulani herdsmen, who were armed with guns, opened fire at a mining site in Jol village in Riyom Local Government Area," VOMC claimed.
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