34 killed in Nigeria

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ABUJA. — Clashes between rival ethnic groups have left at least 34 people dead with homes and barns torched in a village in central Nigeria, the state government told AFP yesterday. The violence erupted Saturday when a militia from the Eggon tribe attacked the Gwandara village of Egan following a dispute over farmland, said Nasarawa state spokesman Sani Musa Mairiga.

“All the victims were from Gwandara tribe whose village came under sudden attack from Ombatse cult members from Eggon tribe,” Mairiga said.
“So far 34 people have been killed in the violence with several others injured.”

Several homes and barns were burnt in the attack, sparked by a farming dispute in which an Eggon man was injured, he said.
Armed police were deployed to stop the bloodshed, Mairiga said. — AFP.