At least 18 killed in land dispute clashes in central Nigeria

ABUJA, July 2 — At least 18 people have been killed in violent clashes over a land dispute in Nigeria’s central state of Niger since the beginning of this week, police said on Thursday.

Wasiu Abiodun, spokesperson for the Niger State Police, told Xinhua by telephone that the violence in the Angwan-Baago community of Rafi Local Government Area began on Monday and escalated on Wednesday.