JOS, Nigeria, Dec 25, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Sixteen people have been killed in an attack in northcentral Nigeria, where clashes between herders and farmers are common, the army said Sunday. The attack occurred around midnight Saturday in the village of Mushu in the Plateau State, Captain Oya James told AFP. People hid, but the assailants captured many of us, some were killed, others wounded," he told AFP. It was not immediately clear what sparked the latest attack and who was responsible. State Governor Caleb Mutfwang condemned the latest attack as "barbaric, brutal and uncalled for" and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, his spokesman, Gyang Bere, told reporters.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 25, 2023 15:23 UTC