At least 20 people killed in simultaneous attacks on communities in Nigeria’s Benue state

Nigeria: Violent Attack Left at Least 20 Killed in Benue State - teleSUR English

At least 20 people have been killed during simultaneous attacks by unidentified gunmen on several communities in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state, police said on Tuesday. The attacks occurred late Sunday in communities within the Gwer West and Apa areas, said Udeme Edet, spokesperson for the Benue police. At least 25 people killed as gunmen attack Nigeria’s Benue state; 14 die in Ankpali, 11 in Naka, with local officials blaming ongoing land…

At least 20 people killed in attacks on communities in Nigeria's Benue state

The attacks occurred late Sunday in communities within the Gwer West and Apa areas, said Udeme Edet,

Benue Killings: Nigerian Army chief, other senior officers move to Benue

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At least 20 people killed in simultaneous attacks on communities in Nigeria's Benue state

At least 20 people have been killed during attacks by gunmen on several communities in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state, the police said.

43 killed as Benue boils again - Daily Trust

At least 43 people have been killed in fresh attackson communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State. The latest attacks, which occurred Sunday evening, marks another bloody episode just one week after over 40 people, including a police officer, were killed in similar attacks on villages within Gwer West. Locals told our correspondent in Makurdi that the attackers stormed Tse Antswam, a suburb of Naka town in Gwer West L…

Gunmen kill 25 in restive central Nigeria state

Deadly competition for land between Fulani herders and Christian farmers left 25 dead in Benue state, Nigeria, with fears of further violence.