Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- At least, 4,486 have been killed in the endless violence between different ethnic groups in Plateau State since 1994, according to PREMIUM TIMES' findings.

Last month, another round of violence in the Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state claimed scores of lives and left many other people injured. Also, properties including worship centres were razed.

The killings came after last year's Christmas Eve coordinated attacks on some villages in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos LGAs where gun-wielding militiamen killed more than 100 locals.

After many reprisal attacks, security chiefs were subsequently summoned to beef up security in the north-central state.

A week before the Christmas Eve killings, members of the Mwaghavu...