Seventeen Killed in Nigeria in Armed Attack by Herders - Reports

NAMPA / Sputnik

2025-04-19

MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - Seventeen people were killed in Nigeria in an attack that is believed to have been carried out by armed herders, the Punch newspaper reported. The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the death of 17 people in armed attacks by suspected herders, the publication said, adding that security forces continue to push back the attackers, who are trying to hide in the forests. According to Agence France-Presse, clashe......

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