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Who are the Fulani herdsmen? A Nigerian conflict explainer

A Pillar Explainer

The Pillar
Jun 06, 2022
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More than 50 people were killed during Mass on Pentecost Sunday in Nigeria, when a group of assailants attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, a city in the Ondo state in Nigeria’s southwest.

Dozens are being treated in local hospitals, including at least 13 children, after an attack that involved both explosions and gunfire in the parish church.

St.…

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