Death tolls have been highly politicised in previous outbreaks of unrest in central Nigeria, with various factions accused of either exaggerating the figures for political ends or downplaying them to try to douse the risk of reprisals.
Idadi ya waliofariki iliingiliwa na siasa katika matukio ya ghasia yaliyopita huko katikati ya Naijeria, huku makundi mbalimbali yakishutumiwa kwa ama kutia chumvi kwa kuzidisha idadi kutokana na malengo ya kisiasa au kwa kupunguza idadi hiyo ili kujaribu kuloanisha hatari ya visasi.