Sixteen people have been reportedly killed in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau State after an attack in an ongoing farmer-herder clash.
This was disclosed by AFP News Agency on Sunday through a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on its verified page.
Citing the Nigerian Army, the AFP said the attack happened in the Mushu village in Plateau State.
In May, more than 30 individuals lost their lives in confrontations between herders and farmers in the state, according to a local official’s statement.
The Commissioner of Information and Communication for Plateau State, Dan Manjang, informed AFP that the incident has resulted in the loss of more than 30 lives.
A police spokesperson, Alfred Alabo, reported that the violence unfolded in “various villages” in Bwoi, situated in the Mangu district.
Plateau State clashes
Plateau State, situated on the border between Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north and largely Christian south, has long grappled with religious and ethnic violence.
The clashes occurred between herders, who are predominantly of Fulani ethnic group, and farmers, who are mostly native to Plateau state.
Hundreds of lives have been lost in inter-communal conflicts in Plateau State, one of the religiously and ethnically diverse states in Nigeria’s Middle Belt.