In a horrifying escalation of violence, between 100 and 200 Christians were murdered by Fulani jihadist herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State, according to multiple sources.
Heavily armed jihadists stormed Yelwata – a farming community in Guma County – between Friday and Saturday. They set homes ablaze and slaughtered the predominantly Christian inhabitants.
Located less than five miles north of the state capital, Makurdi, Yelwata is a farming village that is 97 per cent Catholic and three per cent other denominations. It also hosts internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled earlier Fulani jihadist attacks in neighbouring towns.
