Two weeks after the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria’s controversial visit to a Muslim cleric, the nation’s lawless central states have been roiled by violence, including several attacks on Christian farmers, sparking concern among activists about the direction of U.S. policy in Nigeria. Most notable among the incidents, a band of alleged Muslim militants attempted on March 20 to gun down the Benue State governor as he was departing his farm in south-central Nigeria by automobile. “This past weekend, the Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, was attacked and barely escaped death,” Kyle Abts, co-founder of the International Committee on Nigeria, told The Epoch Times.  “Since he made his assault public, declaring the attack was clearly by Fulani militants, he has been harassed by the Fulani National Movement (FUNAM) claiming responsibility, saying ‘We shall assassinate you soon.’” “Meanwhile, on March 5, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, was hosting the Muslim Fulani leader of Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed Bambado in Lagos,” Abts said. “No one opposes diplomacy, …