A/HRC/28/64/Add.2 governance deficits, failure to hold perpetrators accountable and low socioeconomic status of certain vulnerable groups. C. Religious minorities in Plateau and Kaduna States 36. Nigeria is a multi-faith society where religion plays an important role in people’s daily lives. In most cases, religious communities live harmoniously in a climate of mutual respect and acceptance, work together to foster interfaith dialogue, engage in shared activities for the benefit of their communities and strengthen understanding and dialogue between them. 37. Plateau and Kaduna States comprise large communities of Christians and Muslims that have coexisted peacefully. Nevertheless, in some locations, the climate of mutual trust and respect among interreligious communities has been eroded over recent years, leading to growing feelings of mutual suspicions and fears. In some cases, the divisions have become geographical, with separate neighbourhoods emerging along religious lines. It was stated by some commentators that, in Kaduna State and its capital, the northern part is predominantly inhabited by Muslim Hausa-Fulani communities while Christian ethnic groups were moving to the southern part. 38. Episodes of intercommunal violence in both States have affected members of both Christian and Muslim communities, which constitute religious minority groups depending on their location in each State. Some victims of intercommunal violence reported growing levels of religious intolerance and reprisals on the grounds of their religious beliefs, including physical attacks. 39. The Special Rapporteur met with Christian victims of violence in Jos. They recalled an attack against them and other members of the community in 2012 perpetrated by groups they described as radical Islamists. The victims referred to the “radical ideology” of the attackers as the root cause of the violence. They claimed to have reported the attack to the police but that no action had been taken against the perpetrators. The victims insisted on the need for accountability for justice and as a meaningful and effective deterrent. They regretted what they regarded as a total impunity of those responsible for instigating and conducting the attacks. 40. The Special Rapporteur visited the internally displaced persons camp of Mandu Hajj in Kaduna South and held interviews with some Muslim victims who were still living in the camp (they were required by authorities to leave by the same day). They recalled the attack suffered by their community in Kaduna State in 2011, in which a mob of people started to burn the houses of the community following the announcement of the presidential election results. Dozens of people were reported to have died during the attack. Some contended that the attack was mainly politically motivated, while others maintained it was religiously motivated but sparked by political factors. They stated that security forces did not arrive when the attack started, despite the numerous calls made. A victim affirmed that he was told that the police could not go because “they did not have fuel in the cars”. It was stressed that the perpetrators were currently free and had not been convicted or arrested. 41. The Special Rapporteur witnessed the poor conditions in which the victims had to live at Mandu Hajj camp, where they were placed after the attack, including overcrowded rooms separated by sexes and not on the basis of family ties and lack of electricity and water supply. Some babies were reported to have died due to diarrhoea and other infections during the months the camp was operative. The victims indicated that the Government had promised them compensation to rebuild their houses but they had only received a minimal amount that did not cover their expenses. 11