What鈥檚 preventing Nigeria鈥檚 Plateau State authorities from keeping people there safe?
On Christmas Eve gunmen attacked 25 villages in Plateau State killing more than 150 people but no one has been arrested
Regular attacks by men on motorbikes wielding AK-47 rifles have become a common occurrence in Plateau State in central Nigeria.
People in the state are still reeling from the trauma of Christmas Eve attacks just over four months ago, when gunmen attacked 25 villages killing over 150 people.
Over the years, the clashes have mostly been between Muslim Fulani herders from the north and Christian farmers in the state.
The conflict however seems to have morphed into a complicated situation, with the authorities claiming there are some 鈥榩olitical forces鈥� fuelling it.
The region is fertile and regarded as Nigeria鈥檚 bread basket but insecurity has meant low food production with farmers not being able to go to the farms.
In this episode of the Africa Daily podcast, Peter Musembi talks to Plateau State's Governor Caleb Mutfwang about what the authorities are doing and why the killings have persisted for so long.
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