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More than 40 killed in attacks in Nigeria's Benue state

A general view of River Benue in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, in Nigeria, on 29 November 2018. REUTERS - AFOLABI SOTUNDE

More than 40 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access.

The attacks occurred in three villages between Friday and Sunday, chairman of the Gwer West local government area of Benue state, Ormin Torsar Victor, told news agencies.

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