{"id":6076,"date":"2013-07-06T14:25:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T14:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/fulani-herdsmen-on-the-rampage-in-benue\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T14:25:16","slug":"fulani-herdsmen-on-the-rampage-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/fulani-herdsmen-on-the-rampage-in-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulani herdsmen on the rampage in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded a farming village in central Nigerian state of Benue , burning several houses, police said Saturday, amid reports that at least 20 people died in the violence.<\/p>\n

“There was an attack yesterday, around 11:00 am by suspected Fulani cattle rearers at Iyordye Akaahena village in Guma … Many houses were burnt,” state police spokesman Daniel Ezeala said.<\/p>\n

He said security forces had moved in to quell the violence, the latest to hit central Nigeria in recent months.<\/p>\n

Ezeala could not immediately say if anyone died in the attack, but local media said at least 20 people, mostly ethnic Christian Tivs, were killed.<\/p>\n

“We have deployed security personnel to restore normalcy to the area. We don’t have any information on casualties,” he said.<\/p>\n

Violence over grazing rights has been on the rise, with government not providing any solution.<\/p>\n

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