| Published Wed, April 25th 2018 at 08:19, Updated April 25th 2018 at 08:21 GMT +3Semi-nomadic herdsmen armed with guns killed 16 people on Tuesday in an attack on a church congregation in a central state of Nigeria plagued by communal violence, police said. Moses Yamu, a police spokesman in Benue state, said the attack took place around 6 a.m. (1 a.m. “Sixteen persons were confirmed killed, including two priests,” said Yamu. Text the word 'NEWS' to 22840Some 73 people were killed in central states - known as the “Middle Belt” - in the first few days of 2018, prompting a high- profile mass burial in Benue state’s capital, Makurdi. The Middle Belt region includes a number of swing states that could play a significant role in determining Buhari’s electoral prospects.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2018 05:15 UTC