Amid sectarian violence by Muslims, Christians and security forces in this capital city of Plateau state, a flash point for ethnic and religious conflict in Nigeria, scores of Christians were estimated to have been killed in the past month.
Christmas Eve bombings by Islamic extremists have touched off tit-for-tat violence that has killed more than 200 people in Plateau state, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). A Jan. 27 report by HRW said the Christmas bombings in Jos left at least 107 dead.
In the predominantly Christian Barkin Ladi Government Area on the outskirts of Jos, Muslim assailants led by a police officer from Abuja on Jan. 27 killed 14 Christians, according to a military spokesman, and the next day Muslim youths stabbed two students at the University of Jos on the assumption that they were Christians.
Jos and the Plateau State need us to pray at this time. I will.
The article gives the impression (“tit-for-tat”) that we are going to see the tragic story of rival religions escalating in assaults and murders through the tragic logic of vengeance. But in fact, when I read it, it seems as though almost all the specific incidents were Muslim against Christian. Am I misreading the article?