At least 28 people were
killed Thursday night in Plateau state, said Capt. Salihu Mustapha, a
Nigerian military special task force spokesman. Two witnesses said they
believe the violence is tied to cattle theft by Muslim Fulani herdsmen.
The region is in the
so-called Middle Belt of Africa's most populous nation, dividing the
mainly Muslim north from the predominantly Christian south. Violence has
often pitted Christians and Muslims against each other, but bad blood
many times has more to do with disputes over access to natural resources
than religion.
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