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30 Killed in Clash Between Herders, Farmers in Nigeria

   Incident  began  Friday  when armed herders raided the farm village of
   Udeni Gida.

   VOA News 21 December 2009

   A  Nigerian  lawmaker  says  at  least  30  people have been killed in
   fighting between farmers and cattle herders in central Nasarawa State.
   Member  of  parliament  Mohammed  Baba  Ibaku  says the incident began
   Friday  when  armed herders raided the farm village of Udeni Gida.  He
   says scores of homes were set on fire during the attack.
   The  lawmaker  says  the  herders  were  from the neighboring Kogi and
   Taraba states.
   A  similar  clash erupted two weeks ago after herders led their cattle
   into rice fields.  One farmer was killed during that incident.
   Nasarawa  State  police  commissioner  Shehu  Babolola  confirmed  the
   farmers and herders clashed again Friday but declined to give casualty
   figures.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

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