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Communal clash kills 20, displaces 10,000 in Nigeria

Xinhua, December 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

A recent communal clash between local herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria's northeastern state of Taraba has led to 20 deaths and displacement of 10,000 others, an official said Wednesday.

Sa'ad Bello, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the northeast region, told reporters the displaced persons were mostly women and children.

The clash broke out earlier this week when local herdsmen reportedly launched reprisal attack on farmers in Dan-Anacha village in Gassol district of Taraba. It was alleged the farmers had killed some shepherds on their farmlands.

Several houses and farms worth thousands of U.S. dollars were said to have been set ablaze by the attackers.

Bello said the displaced persons were relocated to four camps within the state.

According to him, the number of injured persons had not been ascertained. Endit