أعلن مسؤول محلي في نيجيريا، اليوم (الثلاثاء)، مقتل أكثر من 44 شخصاً في سلسلة هجمات بمنطقة جوير ويست في ولاية بينو بوسط البلاد خلال الأيام الماضية، موضحاً أنه جرى انتشال 32 جثة يوم الأحد من قريتين، بينما انتشلت 12 جثة من قريتين كذلك السبت.
وأوضح المسؤول أن عملية انتشال الجثث لا تزال مستمرة حتى هذه اللحظة، مشيراً إلى أن المهاجمين أطلقوا النار أيضاً على قس كاثوليكي في المنطقة، وهو الآن في حالة حرجة.
وأشار المسؤول إلى أن الهجمات ممنهجة، موضحاً أن غالبية الجثث تعرضت لعملية إطلاق نار وطعن مباشر بينهم امرأة حاملة قتلت بساطور وجرى التمثيل بطفلها.
ولفت المسؤول إلى أن القس ترك بعد أن اعتقد المهاجمون أنه قضى، فيما تم اختطاف اثنين من معاونيه، مشيراً إلى أن الترجيحات تؤكد أن المهاجمين رعاة متطرفون.
وتقع ولاية بينو في الحزام الأوسط بنيجيريا، وهي منطقة يلتقي فيها الشمال ذو الأغلبية المسلمة بالجنوب ذي الأغلبية المسيحية، وتشهد المنطقة منافسة على استخدام الأراضي وصراعات بين الرعاة الذين يبحثون عن مراع للماشية وبين المزارعين الذين يحتاجون إلى أراض صالحة للزراعة، وكثيراً ما يتصاعد هذا التوتر بسبب الانقسامات العرقية والدينية.
من جهة أخرى، لقي 19 شخصا مصرعهم وأصيب 8 آخرون، نتيجة اصطدام حافلة ركاب وشاحنة في ولاية كوجي النيجيرية، وبحسب مدير إدارة السلامة المرورية النيجيرية بولاية كوجي كومار تسوكوام، فإن حافلة ركاب مسرعة اصطدمت بشاحنة متحركة على الطريق السريع لوكوجا-أوباجانا اليوم (الثلاثاء)، مبينة أن الحادث أسفر عن وفاة 19 شخصا بينهم 5 أطفال، وإصابة 8 آخرين، وأطلقت السلطات المحلية في الولاية تحقيقا حول الحادث.
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A local official in Nigeria announced today (Tuesday) that more than 44 people have been killed in a series of attacks in the Gwer West area of Benue State in central Nigeria over the past few days, explaining that 32 bodies were recovered on Sunday from two villages, while 12 bodies were recovered from two villages as well on Saturday.
The official clarified that the recovery operation is still ongoing at this moment, noting that the attackers also shot a Catholic priest in the area, who is now in critical condition.
The official pointed out that the attacks are systematic, explaining that the majority of the bodies showed signs of gunfire and direct stabbing, including a pregnant woman who was killed with a machete and her child was mutilated.
The official noted that the priest was left behind after the attackers believed he was dead, while two of his aides were kidnapped, indicating that estimates confirm that the attackers are extremist herders.
Benue State is located in the central belt of Nigeria, an area where the predominantly Muslim north meets the predominantly Christian south. The region experiences competition for land use and conflicts between herders seeking grazing land for their livestock and farmers needing arable land, and this tension often escalates due to ethnic and religious divisions.
On another note, 19 people were killed and 8 others injured as a result of a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Kogi State, Nigeria. According to Kumar Tsukwam, the director of the Nigerian Road Safety Corps in Kogi State, a speeding passenger bus collided with a moving truck on the Lokoja-Obajana highway today (Tuesday), indicating that the accident resulted in the death of 19 people, including 5 children, and injured 8 others. Local authorities in the state have launched an investigation into the incident.
The official clarified that the recovery operation is still ongoing at this moment, noting that the attackers also shot a Catholic priest in the area, who is now in critical condition.
The official pointed out that the attacks are systematic, explaining that the majority of the bodies showed signs of gunfire and direct stabbing, including a pregnant woman who was killed with a machete and her child was mutilated.
The official noted that the priest was left behind after the attackers believed he was dead, while two of his aides were kidnapped, indicating that estimates confirm that the attackers are extremist herders.
Benue State is located in the central belt of Nigeria, an area where the predominantly Muslim north meets the predominantly Christian south. The region experiences competition for land use and conflicts between herders seeking grazing land for their livestock and farmers needing arable land, and this tension often escalates due to ethnic and religious divisions.
On another note, 19 people were killed and 8 others injured as a result of a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Kogi State, Nigeria. According to Kumar Tsukwam, the director of the Nigerian Road Safety Corps in Kogi State, a speeding passenger bus collided with a moving truck on the Lokoja-Obajana highway today (Tuesday), indicating that the accident resulted in the death of 19 people, including 5 children, and injured 8 others. Local authorities in the state have launched an investigation into the incident.
