At Least 140 Villagers Killed by Suspected Herders in Dayslong Attacks in North-Central Nigeria

At Least 140 Villagers Killed by Suspected Herders in Dayslong Attacks in North-Central Nigeria
A police tape in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 6, 2022. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
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ABUJA, Nigeria—At least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages over two days in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, survivors and officials said Tuesday in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation’s farmer-herder crisis.

The assailants targeted 17 communities during the “senseless and unprovoked” attacks on Saturday and Sunday, during which most houses in the areas were burned down, Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang said Tuesday in a broadcast on the local Channels Television.