US EditionAt least 42 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria's Benue state, local official says
- At least 42 people were killed in weekend attacks in several villages in central Nigeria's Benue state, according to local officials on May 27, 2025.
- The violence stemmed from longstanding clashes between Muslim Fulani nomadic herders and mostly Christian settled farmers over land and resources.
- Victims included children under two and a pregnant woman, with some bodies recovered from Ahume, Aondona, and Tewa Biana villages despite proximity to military bases.
- Local chairman Ormin Torsar Victor characterized the incidents as coordinated attacks and noted that efforts to retrieve the bodies are ongoing, while the Benue police confirmed two assaults but challenged some of the reported fatality numbers.
- The attacks heightened calls for government intervention as Governor Hyacinth Alia supported increased security deployments but lamented no arrests amid ongoing insecurity.
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Nigeria: More Than 40 Killed in Attacks in Nigeria's Benue State
More than 40 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access.
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