The insecurity in Nigeriia is worsening as suspected Fulani herdsmen kill scores of villagers in Benue State, the state government said today. “The magnitude of killings is enormous. Scores of people were killed in the past two weeks by Fulani herdsmen in at least 10 local government areas of the state,” spokesman Tahav Agerzua told AFP.
Benue state police spokesman Moses Yamu confirmed the killings but said normalcy has returned to the affected communities. “It’s not a recent development. The clashes happened last month and we are on top of the situation,” he said.
Channels television put the number of dead at 81 in the past two weeks after attacks on farming villages in the Logo and Ukum areas of the state.
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