Muslim Herdsmen Attack Christain Village In Benue State Killing 30 People

Nomadic Muslim herdsmen attacked a
Christian village in central Nigeria over long-
running land disputes, killing at least 30
people in their latest assault, police said
Wednesday.
The attack in Benue state comes as a bomb
exploded Wednesday in northeast Nigeria,
apparently killing a police officer and
sparking reprisal attacks by the military in
the region, residents said.
In Benue state, the attack Sunday targeted
a rural village of Christian Tiv people called
Yogbo in the state, police spokesman Daniel
Ezeala said. After the attack, those living
there fled, community leader Daniel
Tsenghul said.
The Tiv are one the largest of the minority
ethnic groups in Nigeria, a nation of more
than 160 million people and more than 250
different ethnicities.
The Tiv and the Hausa-Fulani herdsmen have
previously fought over land in Benue. In
December, authorities said fighting between
the two groups displaced some 5,000
people.
Meanwhile, a bomb detonated Wednesday
morning in Potiskum, Yobe state, which
targeted soldiers in the city trying to fight
the radical Islamist sect known as Boko
Haram.
Security forces later cordoned off large
portions of the city and began a door-to-door
search, state police commissioner Patrick
Egbuniwe said. Residents there said they
heard gunshots throughout the day as
soldiers raided civilian homes. At least four
homes were set ablaze by soldiers, the
residents said.