[arista]

[The death toll in weekend attacks in the central
Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 113,
a local official said on Monday,
in a region where clashes between herders
and farmers are common.]


[It is the worst outbreak of violence in
Plateau since May, when more than
100 people were killed in
farmer-herder attacks.
AFP news agency had cited the Nigerian army
on Sunday as saying 16 people were
killed in the latest attacks.
Monday Kassah, the acting chairman
of Bokkos Local Government Area
of Plateau State,
said 113 people had been killed in the
attacks on Saturday and Sunday.

“The attacks were well-coordinated.
Not fewer than 20 different communities
were attacked by the bandits,” he said.
“We have recovered 113 dead bodies from
those communities.
We have recovered more than 300 injured.”]




This Terrible
of an Modern African Nation
proving they can not control
their own laws or land fights.


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keeping us up to date in Africa.