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At least 74 people were killed in two separate attacks by armed groups in Benue state, Nigeria. Violence has increased in the region due to competition over land use between farmers and nomadic herders. Benue has been hit hard by years of disputes between herders and farmers, which have often spiralled into broader criminality and tit-for-tat revenge attacks between informal armed groups established to protect rival communities.
Gunmen attacked a rural village in Benue State, Nigeria, killing at least 51 people and leaving several others missing. The motive behind the attack is unclear, but clashes between nomadic herders and settled farmers are common in the region. The gunmen reportedly attacked while people were mourning three others who had been killed a day earlier. The region has been one of the hardest hit by such clashes, despite the deployment of security forces.
Gunmen killed at least 50 people in two attacks on Umogidi village in Benue state, Nigeria. The motive of the attacks is unclear, but authorities suspect local herdsmen who have clashed with farmers over land disputes in the past. Benue state, known as "Nigeria's food basket," has been hit hard by clashes between agrarian communities and nomadic cattle herders, leading to decreased agricultural yields and further impoverishing families in the region.