Nairobi, May 12 /TASS /. At least 23 people died from armed attacks in Benue in Central Nigeria. This has been reported by the French-Presse agency related to the Red Cross.
According to the agency, we are talking about personal incidents occurring on Saturday in four villages. “The message from the places of events confirmed that at least 23 people died due to different attacks,” said Anthony ABA, a representative of the local Red Cross Branch. A few more people were injured.
According to AFP, clashes to control territories in central Nigeria often flashed between nomadic breeders and farmers. And because many menopatists of the Islamic ethnic group, while many farmers are Christians, these clashes often have a religious or ethnic figure.
The results of the same attacks more than a month ago, 56 were killed in the same area.