Daily massacres by Fulani Islamists, followed by mass burials, have become the norm for the Christians of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Photo by Nigerian journalist Paul.

For more than a decade, Christian communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Plateu State, and southern Kaduna have gathered repeatedly to bury victims of a genocide carried out by Fulani militants, with some burials themselves coming under fire. In just the last six months, Nigerian security monitors have reported thousands of nationwide killings.

In May, armed militias attacked Ngbra-Zongo village in Plateau State’s Kwall District shortly after midnight, killing 11 people. Days later, mourners gathered in Nding Sesut community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, to bury...

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