A wave of deadly violence swept across parts of Nigeria’s Benue state late Sunday night as unknown assailants launched coordinated attacks on multiple villages, leaving at least 22 people dead and ...

At least 74 people were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen this week in Benue state, north central Nigeria ... leaving less land available for open grazing by nomads’ cattle herds.

The Benue State Security Council has announced government’s takeover of the disputed land between Mbazerem and Mbayem/Mbaikyu kindreds of Iwarnyam District of Konshisha local government area.

The crisis which started as a land dispute was snowballing into a political crisis before the police rose to the challenge. Many parts of Benue state are now accessible because of the provision of ...