Nigeria Violence: 13 Killed in Fresh Attack

At least 13 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a university residential complex in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, in the latest wave of violence affecting the country’s Middle Belt region.

Residents and local officials said the attackers stormed the community of Gari Ya Way in the Anjwan Rukuba area, opening fire indiscriminately on civilians.

Authorities in Plateau State confirmed the incident but said the identities of the assailants remain unknown. In response, officials imposed a 48-hour curfew across the affected area, while the University of Jos suspended scheduled examinations on Monday.

Violence in central Nigeria is often portrayed as an ethnic and religious conflict between predominantly Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farming communities. However, analysts increasingly point to deeper causes, including climate change, population growth and expanding agricultural activity, which are intensifying competition over land and resources.

The region has witnessed repeated clashes in recent years, with communities frequently caught in cycles of retaliatory violence.