Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Gunmen killed at least 56 people earlier this week in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the governor’s office said Saturday, sharply revising a previous toll of 17. Clashes between nomadic cattle herders and farmers over land use are common in central Nigeria. Governor Hyacinth Alia had earlier blamed the attacks in the Ukum and Logo local government areas on ‘suspected herdsmen.’ With many herders belonging to the Muslim Fulani ethnic group, and many farmers Christian, the attacks in Nigeria’s so-called Middle Belt often take on a religious or ethnic dimension. Two attacks by unidentified gunmen earlier this month in neighbouring Plateau state left more than 100 people dead.” (04/20/25)
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250420-gunmen-kill-at-least-56-people-in-central-nigeria