Houses and market stalls that have been burned are in ruins, days after an assault within the village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
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Two assaults within the area of some days left 30 individuals lifeless in two neighbouring cities in Nigeria’s central State of Benue, lengthy susceptible to inter-communal clashes, sources advised AFP.
Armed bandits killed not less than 13 merchants on Friday (February 7, 2026) afternoon in Anwase, a village within the Kwande space, native authorities official Ibi Andrew advised AFP.
He mentioned the assailants stormed the market “and opened fireplace on the individuals randomly”.
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“The assault left merchants and residents traumatised, with properties destroyed and households trying to find lacking family members.”
On Tuesday, armed males had attacked the market in close by Mbaikyor, killing 17 individuals, together with a police officer, in accordance with two residents and native media.
The area has seen an upsurge of violence in current months between Muslim ethnic Fulani herders and primarily Christian farmers over management of land and sources.
Although usually introduced as communal clashes, the unrest stems from advanced dynamics with land rivalries exacerbated by local weather change, a proliferation of small arms and the shortage of a sustainable response from the Nigerian State.
Revealed – February 07, 2026 09:32 pm IST