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Deadly clashes between nomads and farmers have multiplied recently in the Benue and Plateau states.
At least 56 people are reported to have been killed as suspected nomadic cattle herders carried out twin attacks in central Nigeria‘s Benue State this week.
The governor’s office sharply revised a previous toll of 17 Saturday. The number of dead could rise even further as search-and-rescue operations continue, a government spokesman said.
Police spokesperson Anene Sewuese Catherine said in a statement on Friday that “a large number of suspected militia had invaded” a region of Benue…
