Women and children are
among dozens of people killed in a dawn raid on a village in central Nigeria.
But local politician
Audu Sule told the BBC 81 villagers had been killed by the attackers, who were
all armed with Kalashnikov rifles.
"They opened fire
on the sleepy village, killing residents including women and children," Mr
Sule said.
Police are hunting the
attackers but no arrests have been made yet, state police spokesman Austin
Ezeani told AFP news agency.
"This area has
been volatile for some time," he said.
Benue has a history of
violent attacks and reprisals between semi-nomadic
herdsmen and farmers, sometimes in revenge for cattle raiding.
herdsmen and farmers, sometimes in revenge for cattle raiding.
Last year, at least
100 villagers were killed in central Kaduna state in an attack linked to a
dispute between local farmers and herdsmen.
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