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Scores Killed in Plateau Attacks as Nigeria's Insecurity Worsens

At least 144 people have been killed by herdsmen in the two north central states of Plateau and Benue in the last two weeks, while scores of others have been injured, and over 50 houses have been destroyed.

The latest killings in Benue came as Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State announced a prohibition on night grazing, transportation of cattle by vehicles after 7:00 pm, and a restriction on the use of motorcycles from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am across the state until further notice, as part of measures to ward off the marauding herdsmen. He condemned the killings as a systematic campaign of terror.

In response, President Bola Tinubu strongly condemned the violence and extended his sympathies to Governor Mutfwang, the state government, and the people of Plateau. He urged the governor to summon the necessary political will to resolve the crisis and establish enduring peace.

Farmers and herders in Plateau had long clashed over access to dwindling pasture and fields in a state ravaged by climate change, illegal mining, and land grabs.

 

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Ezeibe Aguwa/This Day

Battle between farmers and herders in Nigeria (file photo).

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