Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- It has already been two years, and Hashimu Yahaya still counts his losses.

The young herder recalls the day when armed men invaded his home in Rudwang, a small Fulani settlement in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, in 2023.

The attack, which he said nearly claimed his life, was a spillover of farmers-herders violence that erupted in Mangu a month earlier and lingered till the end of the year, spilling into neighbouring local government areas and resulting in what was reported as a Christmas Eve attack.

Even though he narrowly escaped, Mr Yahaya lost five relatives, including his younger brother, Ismail.

"They were killed, and their bodies were sliced into pieces before dumping them in a well," he mutter...