Gunmen kill 15 villagers and abduct five aid workers in separate attacks in Nigeria's troubled northern region
Gunmen have killed 15 villagers and abducted five aid workers in separate attacks in Nigeria's troubled northern region.
He said military personnel was among those shot in the attack and many houses were razed as villagers fled to safety. More than 80 people have been killed in Benue in the past month in such attacks. No group has claimed responsibility for the killings, though authorities have blamed Fulani herdsmen, a group of mostly young pastoralists from the Fulani tribe caught up in Nigeria’s conflict between host communities and herdsmen over limited access to water and land.
FHI 360 condemned the abduction of the workers and called for their “unconditional, immediate and safe return,” according to a statement from Iorwakwagh Apera, the NGO's director in Nigeria. “Our priority at this time is to support our team and their families,” said Apera.
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