At Least 25 Killed in Attack on Nigeria’s Plateau Amid Reprisal Fears
Residents said attackers went house to house with machetes, and women and children made up most of the victims, local officials said.
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At least 25 killed in attack on Nigeria’s Plateau amid reprisal fears
By Hamza Ibrahim and Ahmed Kingimi KANO,Nigeria, Aug 18 (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials and residents said on Tuesday, in violence that has heightened fears of violent reprisals in the restive region. The incident highlights persistent insecurity in Plateau state, where tensions between farming communities and herders often spiral into retaliat…
At least 25 killed in attack on Nigeria's Plateau amid reprisal fears
KANO,Nigeria, Aug 18 - At least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local officials and residents said on Tuesday, in violence that has heightened fears of violent reprisals in the restive region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
At least 24 people died in an attack by men armed with rifles and catanas in the state of Plateau, central Nigeria, a region plagued by recurring community conflicts, said survivors today.
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