Clashes Between Nigerian Farmers and Herders Have Killed Thousands, Amnesty Says
- Inaction of authorities allowed conflict to spread, group says
- Military threatens to call for the closure of Amnesty Nigeria
A member of the security forces drives through a Fulani area following violent clashes between farmers and Fulani herders.
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Clashes between Nigerian farmers and herders killed at least 3,641 people in the past three years, with more than half of the deaths occurring in 2018, Amnesty International said.
The London-based human rights organization blamed the escalation in the conflict on the authorities’ failure to investigate the violence or prosecute perpetrators, according to the report on its website. The study was based on 262 interviews and 230 documents, including medical records and military reports, it said.