A woman in Jos says five of her relatives were shot and killed in their homes this past Sunday night. She survived, along with her husband and her son by hiding behind a metal door. Gloria Dagut told The Associated Press that the gunman attacked her home late Sunday night, and killed her husband's mother, their three adult brothers and three adult sisters. She also said there were as many as then men dressed in all black who attacked her home. These men shot at the metal door she, her husband, and their son were hiding behind, but none of these bullets pierced through the door. In the article she does not state any possible motivation behind the attack, but she does explain that her home is just on the outskirts of the city Jos, which is also know as the hot spot or "middle belt" of the conflicts in Nigeria. Therefore, the attack could have been based on any number of things.
This story shows the danger the cleavages have on the lives of the Nigerian people. The fact that people cannot even feel safe in their own homes, shows the affect the cleavages have on them. The cleavages, along with the upcoming elections, have created so much tension in the people of Nigeria that clearly anything can happen. These types of incidences also prove that as tensions grow higher, that the civil liberties of the people of Nigeria are slowly being taken away. Hopefully soon, the government will begin to take control of these situations and maybe place more restrictions on the Nigerian people to help keep them safe. When this does happen, the Nigerian people may lose the types of freedoms they are used to, but hopefully in the end it will have a positive result.
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