Herder-farmer clashes in Nigeria kill at least 17 | Politics News

Deadly clashes between nomads and farmers have multiplied recently in the Benue and Plateau states.

At least 17 people are reported to have been killed as suspected nomadic cattle herders carried out twin attacks in central Nigeria‘s Benue State.

Police spokesperson Anene Sewuese Catherine said in a statement on Friday that “a large number of suspected militia had invaded” a region of Benue State overnight. The attack came amid a resurgence of deadly clashes between herders and farmers,…

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