Local Official: Death Toll in Central Nigeria Clashes Rises to 85

Thousands displaced as death toll climbs in central Nigeria clashes

Thousands have been displaced in central Nigeria as clashes between herders and farmers are ongoing and armed individuals reportedly wreak havoc. The violence erupted on Monday, with an initial death toll of 30, in several villages of Plateau State. It is now estimated at 85.

Toll in Nigeria clashes between herders and farmers rises to 85

The clashes broke out Monday in Plateau State that straddles the divide between Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and mainly Christian south, and which has struggled with ethnic and religious violence for years.

Toll in Nigeria clashes rises to 85 - officials

The death toll rose to 85 from clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria that also displaced thousands of villagers, local officials said Thursday. The clashes broke out Monday in Plateau State that straddles the divide between Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and mainly Christian south, and which has struggled with ethnic and religious violence for years. Thirty people were previously reported to have died. It was unclear what prompte…

Thousands displaced, 85 people killed in central Nigeria clashes

More than 3,000 people have been displaced in central Nigeria after at least 85 people were killed in ongoing clashes between herders and farmers, officials said Thursday.

Thousands displaced, 85 people killed in central Nigeria clashes

More than 3,000 people have been displaced in central Nigeria after at least 85 people were killed in ongoing clashes between herders and farmers, officials said Thursday.

Death toll in central Nigeria clashes rises to 85: Local official

The death toll following clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria’s Plateau State has jumped from 30 to 85, a local official said