12.05.2025 09:59
In armed attacks carried out in Nigeria's Benue State, 23 people lost their lives, and many others were injured. The attacks were conducted by herdsmen from the Fulani tribe, targeting villages. Similar previous attacks had also resulted in a significant number of casualties.
In armed attacks carried out in Nigeria's Benue State, 23 people lost their lives, and many others were injured. Kwande Local Government Official Dr. Ray Anumve stated in an interview with a local newspaper that herdsmen from the Fulani tribe, who are engaged in livestock farming, have been launching attacks on villages in the Kwande area. Anumve reported that 23 people, including children, were killed in the attacks, and many others were injured. He also mentioned that many houses were set on fire during the attacks and that armed individuals looted the villagers' food supplies.
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS ANXIOUS
There are occasional violent clashes between the Fulani tribe, which is engaged in livestock farming, and some farming tribes in Benue State. In attacks carried out by armed individuals in April, nearly 100 people lost their lives in Benue State. The Fulanis, who migrate to different regions of the country to graze their animals, claim that farmers are trying to steal their livestock and are attacking them. Armed gangs are also taking advantage of these conflicts to carry out attacks and threaten the local population.