location: Bukuru
notes: Violence that earlier erupted in Bukuru and Jos between Berom and Fulani militias quickly spread to neighbouring towns and villages. Armed Christian Beroms attacked Fulani civilians in coordinated attacks on dozens of settlements, killing and driving out residents and burning property. Some of the worst killings took place in Kuru Karama (174 people killed and some 250 Muslim houses and shops destroyed or vandalized), Tim-Tim (78 people killed), Sabon Gidan Kanar (62 people killed and 220 Muslim houses and shops destroyed), Sabon Gidan Forum (about 50 people killed), Dogo Nahawa (35 people killed) and Kaduna Vom (dozens killed). Beroms also attacked numerous other rural Fulani settlements in Jos South (8 villages attacked leaving 81 killed, including 27 in Du district), Barkini Ladi (14 villages, mostly in Fan district, leaving 112 people killed, including 34 on 21 January) and Riyom (16 killed in Warend Kerena village) LGAs. Religious leaders put at 968 and 57 the number of Muslims and Christians killed respectively, while police put the death toll at 326. Data collected from Human Rights Watch takes the overall number of people killed at 618.
target_text: location: Bukuru, fatalities: 54