Greater calls to action have been made in the wake of an attack that left nine dead and destroyed 30 homes in Nigeria.

An attack on March 16 in southern Kaduna State is only another in a series of militia raids that have resulted in at least 120 people killed since early February 2019.

According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a human rights organization which specializes in cases of Christian persecution, the attack happened in the Nandu Gbok community earlier this month.

Survivors say the attack began at around 4:00 a.m., with victims including women and children.

The Kaduna state government has condemned the attack on the community, deploying troops to the area and expressing sympathy to victims.

Representative Hon Shehu Nicholas Garba for Jema'a/Sanga in Nigeria's House of Representatives put out a call on March 16 for an urgent response from the local and international community in dealing with the ongoing violence in the region.

“The renewed and ferocious attacks on communities in southern Kaduna calls for the urgent attention of the nation and the international community. Our communities are helpless and are pleading that all persons of conscience should speak out," Garba stated. 

The raids began following a televised statement on the eve of February's postponed presidential election, where Kaduna state Governor Nasir el Ruai stated 66 people had been killed in the Kajuru Local Government Area and alleged women and children from the Fulani ethnic group made up the majority of victims.

Prior to the March 16 attack, a chronology of recent attacks by the Fulani militia was released by the Gwer West Local Government Council in Benue state. The list, covering incidents from January 21 to March 15, included a list of 30 victims and detailed seven separate attacks on Benue state villages.

CSW founder Mervyn Thomas extended condolences to those affected by the violence and called for more widespread army presence in response to the conflict.

"We commend the recent successes of the armed forces in Zamfara, and urge that troops deployed in central Nigeria would be similarly proactive in tackling militia violence in southern Kaduna, Benue and elsewhere... We reiterate our call on state and the federal governments to address every source of violence in a swift, decisive and unbiased manner, ensuring that vulnerable communities are provided the protection they so desperately need."

Thomas also called for greater action from the international community to "do everything in its power to assist and equip Nigeria to address violence by every armed faction in a decisive manner, wherever and whenever it occurs.”