ICC Note:

Persecution continues against Christians in Nigeria a year after the Agatu Massacre. According to a Gospel Herald source, deadly attacks against Christian farmers in Agatu, Benue state continued during the first ten weeks of this year. Over twenty-nine Christians in Agatu and other rural area have died in attacks on the predominantly Christian communities. On Saturday (March 11) alone, Muslim Fulani herdsmen are suspected to have killed at least six Christians in Tombo-Mbalagh, Buruku Local Government Area.

03/17/2017 Nigeria (Gospel Herald) – A year after Muslim Fulani herdsmen slaughtered an estimated 300 predominantly Christian farmers in Agatu, Benue state, deadly attacks continued in the state the first 10 weeks of the year, sources said.
More than 29 Christians in Agatu and other rural areas were reported to have died in attacks on predominantly Christian communities in Nigeria’s Benue state this year. On Saturday (March 11), suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed at least six Christians in Tombo-Mbalagh, Buruku Local Government Area (LGA), according to local reports.
Justina Sorkaa, Sole Administrator for the council area of Buruku LGA, told reporters on Monday (March 13) that the victims were members of area congregations of the Anglican Communion. She said the bodies had wounds from bullets and machete cuts.
On Friday (March 10), Muslim Fulani herdsmen said to be from Taraba state met resistance when they tried to graze their cattle on prohibited lands in Mkgovur village, in Benue state’s Buruku LGA, and later in a reprisal attack they killed eight Christians, according to reports.
Earlier, members of the Universal Reformed Christian Church (NKST), Roman Catholic Church and the Methodist Church were killed in Agatu and in Christian communities in Mbahimin, Ipiga, Ajegbe, Edumoga, and Ogege, sources said.

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