An ethnic attack in Mali has claimed at least eleven lives. Those killed were Fulani civilians.
They were reportedly kidnapped and killed in what appears to be an unending ethnic violence in the West African nation.
AFP reports that the death toll could be higher, according to a local official.
The attack however happened on Tuesday in the restive central region of Mopti. The attackers were hunters from the Dogon community.
A Fulani Association leader, Abdoul Aziz Diallo is quoted by the AFP as saying that “11 Fulani civilians were kidnapped on Tuesday by the Bani river as they were going to the market in Sofara by Dogon militiamen who arrived on motorbikes.”
“Today, we got proof that they were executed,” he added.
Mali is prone to ethnic violence and clashes between nomadic Fulani herders and local community farmers are rampant.
Such attacks in central Mali have been consistent for over three years. There are reports of Fulanis colluding with jihadists.
Over 300 civilians have died in such ethnic clashes this year, according to UN figures.
There is insecurity in parts of Mali which threatened last month’s presidential elections.
Efforts to contain the activities of jihadist elements have not yet brought gains.
Source: Africafeeds.com
