The anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported that one person is dead and churches and homes were set on fire during the attack in the southern region on Kaduna State in Nigeria.
Reports from the area suggest that herdsmen
attacked the village around 2am in late May, targeting homes and
churches, including Tawaliu Baptist Church and the Evangelical Church
Winning All.
Joshua Billa, who was in his early 30s, was killed in the surprise attack.
Some villagers are still sheltering in a primary school, protected by security services and others have fled for nearby villages.
Assaults in the region have been going on for years between rival groups.
Earlier in the year Muslims Against Terror condemned the killings by herdsmen and it called for the perpetrators to be named as terrorists and called for the government to "deal with them with the full power of the military."
Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of CSW, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ninte village, who have lost loved ones and homes in the latest bout of violence in Sanga LGA.
"The continuing absence of an effective and balanced security response to herder-related violence is disheartening and has clearly served to embolden perpetrators, enabling the violence to spread across the country.
"We call on Federal and State authorities to urgently address this threat to national security and unity."
He went on: "Murder, rape, and destruction of property must be viewed as crimes under the law and addressed accordingly regardless of the tribe, creed or occupation of the perpetrators."
Joshua Billa, who was in his early 30s, was killed in the surprise attack.
Some villagers are still sheltering in a primary school, protected by security services and others have fled for nearby villages.
Assaults in the region have been going on for years between rival groups.
Earlier in the year Muslims Against Terror condemned the killings by herdsmen and it called for the perpetrators to be named as terrorists and called for the government to "deal with them with the full power of the military."
Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of CSW, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ninte village, who have lost loved ones and homes in the latest bout of violence in Sanga LGA.
"The continuing absence of an effective and balanced security response to herder-related violence is disheartening and has clearly served to embolden perpetrators, enabling the violence to spread across the country.
"We call on Federal and State authorities to urgently address this threat to national security and unity."
He went on: "Murder, rape, and destruction of property must be viewed as crimes under the law and addressed accordingly regardless of the tribe, creed or occupation of the perpetrators."
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