Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked two predominantly Christian villages in north-central Nigeria after beating, raping, and killing a 19-year-old Christian woman in the pre-dawn hours on 23 March, her father said.
Danlami Mante said armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen ambushed Joy Danlami and her two younger siblings as they were returning to their village at 2a.m. after the Christians attended a community feast. His younger daughter, 16-year-old Patience Danlami, and 14-year-old son, Aboy Danlami, escaped with gunshot and machete wounds.
Joy’s nose and face was battered, and then she was sexually assaulted by the herdsmen before being killed. She was shot.
