Tuesday, December 22, 2009  Nigeria Related articles 10 July 2019: Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc 1 July 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day 12, 13, 14, 15: Iran, Nigeria, Germany, Senegal out of the tournament 27 June 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day eight, nine, ten, eleven: Belgium, England confirm knockout phase qualification; Poland, Costa Rica miss out Last 16 18 June 2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 day three: France, Denmark and Croatia wins three points; Argentina shares the spoils with debutants Iceland 19 May 2018: Principal, teacher arrested for allegedly whipping two students late for school in Ayetoro, Nigeria Location of Nigeria Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews writing Writing an article According to reports, at least 30 people have been killed in fighting between farmers and cattle herders in the central Nasarawa State of Nigeria. Member of parliament Mohammed Baba Ibaku said that the incident began on Friday, when armed herders raided the farm village of Udeni Gida. He commented that scores of homes were set on fire during the attack, and added that the herders were from the neighboring Kogi and Taraba states. The violence had occurred after a few weeks of tension between the two, mainly due to competition for land, which is becoming scarcer because of desertification. Some reporters in the village said that they had seen at least fifty bodies of people killed in the violence. The town has now been placed under police control. A clash similar to this one 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 on Friday, but declined to give casualty figures. This article includes material from 30 Killed in Clash Between Herders, Farmers in Nigeria by VOA News, which is in the public domain. "30 Killed in Clash Between Herders, Farmers in Nigeria" — VOA News, December 21, 2009 "Nigeria herders and farmers clash in central Nasarawa." — BBC News, December 21, 2009
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