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In Kori village, Fan district, a Fulani man, who was born in Kori and whose father was born in Kori,
said that on January 21, Berom men from outside Kori village “joined forces with people from Kori”
and attacked the Fulani. The Berom men killed 17 Fulani, including his brother, and burned all the
Fulani houses, he said. He provided Human Rights Watch with a list of the names of the victims—
16 men and 1 woman. “I recognized some of those who carried out the attack,” he said. “We
reported what happened to the police at Kadunu police station in Mangu. I talked with the police
personally.” But no one has been arrested, he said. “The police said they cannot do anything.” 163
In Kogot village, Fan district, a Fulani man, who was born in Kogot, said the Berom leaders called
the Fulani together on January 20 and told them nothing would happen in the village. The next day,
however, Berom men from Kogot and outside Kogot, attacked the Fulani residents, burning their
houses and killing seven Fulani. Two other Fulani residents were killed that week in separate
incidents, he said. The man provided Human Rights Watch a list of the names of victims—eight
men and one woman—and said he knew those who carried out the attack. “I recognized some of
them. We lived together,” he recalled. He said he had not gone to the police. “Even if we report to
the police, they will do nothing about it.” 164
A Fulani farmer from Sagas in Fan district said that Berom men from outside the community “joined
forces with the Berom” men in Sagas and attacked the Fulani on January 21, killing 10 Fulani
residents and burning all the Fulani houses. He said he reported the matter to the police, including
the identities of three men he saw take part in the killing, but no one has been arrested. 165
A Fulani witness from Fogawa village in Mangu local government area said that on January 21,
Berom men from outside Fogawa and some of the Berom men in Fogawa joined in an attack on the
Fulani. The mob killed seven Fulani—five men and two boys—and burned all the Fulani houses. “I
saw [name withheld] shoot my father. When he fell down they used machetes to finish him off. It
was a large crowd—among them were [names withheld],” he added. He also saw the attackers kill
two other Fulani men as they were trying to flee. The man reported the matter to the police, but two
years later he said he still sees at the market the men who murdered his father. 166
163 Human Rights Watch interview with a Kori resident, Barkin Ladi, March 8, 2012.
164 Human Rights Watch interview with a Kogot resident, Barkin Ladi, March 8, 2012.
165 Human Rights Watch interview with a Sagas resident, Barkin Ladi, March 8, 2012.
166 Human Rights Watch interview with a Fogawa resident, Barkin Ladi, March 8, 2012.
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