Nigeria’s North Central violence reveals systemic state failure - defenceWeb

Nigeria’s North Central violence reveals systemic state failure - defenceWeb

Nigeria’s North Central region has been engulfed in protracted conflict for decades. But the violence receives less humanitarian attention, government intervention and global publicity than Boko Haram terrorism in the North East and banditry in the North West. In North Central, rural communities often bear the brunt of attacks. On 13 June, armed groups attacked Yelwata in Benue State’s Guma Local Government Area, reportedly killing over 200 peop…