Fulani Cattle Owners Group Alleges “Cattle Genocide” in Plateau, Claims 3,000 Pastoralists Killed

The Concerned Plateau Fulani Forum has alleged a systematic “Fulani and cattle genocide” in Plateau State, claiming over 3,000 pastoralists and 10,000 cows have been killed by native militias. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the group’s national coordinator, Saleh Haruna, challenged Christian leaders’ narratives, asserting Fulani losses outweigh Christian casualties in what he described as “reprisal attacks.”

Key Points:

Fulani group claims 3,000 pastoralists and 10,000 cattle killed in Plateau

Alleged attacks concentrated in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Riyom, and Bassa LGAs

Group accuses Christian-led media of underreporting Fulani casualties

Referenced Sheikh Gumi’s claim of “empty caskets” in Christian mass burials

Threatened to exhume mass graves to counter Christian genocide claims

Admitted to breaking the cultural taboo against counting the dead to prove their losses

Conflict framed as cyclical violence with competing victim narratives

When truth becomes the first casualty of conflict, the exhumation of graves threatens to become the final battleground for communities trapped in cycles of retaliatory violence.Read Original

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Vanguard