Mambila massacre

Mambila massacre refers to a series of attacks on 17-18 January 2018 on Mambilla Plateau, Taraba State, Nigeria. Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in clashes between farmers and herders.

Quotes

• Even Boko Haram did not slaughter women and children. But here, I saw young children and pregnant women slaughtered.
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• It was the worst day of my life.
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• Throughout the crisis, Mambilla village heads and community leaders did not come to the aid of the victims as they just watched them die helplessly right in front of their houses.
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• The victims describe the violence as 'a well-organised ethnic cleansing against the Fulani in Sardauna, supported by some top government officials.
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See also

• Farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria
• Taraba State