At least 11 people are killed after unknown gunmen attacked a town in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo
Parts of Nigeria have been troubled for years by deadly clashes between nomadic herders and local farmers over access to resources.
Details of the attack in Igangan in Oyo state late on Saturday were still emerging but parts of Africa's most populous country have been troubled for years by deadly clashes between nomadic herders and local farmers over access to resources. Police said it deployed units on patrol "to forestall further disintegration of law and order in the area."
Clashes erupted in nearby Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, back in February, between a group of Yoruba who dominate the region and traders from the Hausa community, who mainly hail from Nigeria's north.Southern states have seen a surge in inter-community tensions in recent months over northern Fulani herders who move south for grazing cattle, often putting them in conflict with local farmers.
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