ICC Note: Radical Fulani herders continue to slaughter hundreds of Christian farmers in Benue State, Nigeria, while Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vows to investigate the killings. Considering the government’s notorious history for downplaying the ongoing Fulani crisis, Buhari’s authenticity in this issue comes into serious question. Global media outlets and government officials in Nigeria regularly ignore the violence exacted towards Christian in the “Middle-Belt” region, and explain it away through the lens of historical tribal aniosities over land rights for farming versus cattle grazing. The scope and scale of bloodshed and persecution that remains ongoing for the past 15 years in the region demands new explanations.

By Bill Bumpas

3/4/16 Benue, Nigeria (OneNewsNow) – A spokesman for a Christian human rights organization admits he’s skeptical of reported government investigations into a recent spike in Fulani attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a probe into the persecution in Benue State in central Nigeria. Troy Augustine of International Christian Concern says he’s receiving the news with a “heavy dose of skepticism” because authorities have framed the persecution of Christians as revenge attacks for cattle theft and through age-old tribal disputes.

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