Gunmen killed 23 people in four separate attacks in central Nigeria鈥檚 Benue state, a Red Cross official said Sunday, the latest flare-up of unrest in the region.
The attacks happened Saturday night in four villages. Clashes between nomadic cattle herders and farmers over land use are common in central Nigeria.
鈥楻eports from the field have confirmed the killings of at least 23 people from different attacks,鈥� Red Cross secretary in Benue state Anthony Abah said.
Eight people were killed in Ukum, nine in near