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Farmer-Herder Farmer-Herder Conflict NNG1227

Suspected armed herders killed two farmers in Naka community, Gwer West LGA, Benue State.

26 Sept 2025 · Naka, Gwer West, Benue

Deaths

2

Injured

0

Kidnapped

0

Total casualties

2

Perpetrators

Communal/Ethnic Militias

Response

On arrival at the scene, patrol and tactical teams recovered two corpses, which were photographed and deposited at the General Hospital mortuary, Naka . Efforts are ongoing to track down the perpetrators, while the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced investigation .

Displacement

0

Socioeconomic drivers

Land/resource disputes, ethnic tensions

Trajectory

Incident reflects persistence of farmer–herder violence in Benue.

Cycle notes

Naka clashes undermine rural livelihoods through repeated conflict.

Pattern

Farmer–herder clashes

Source