At least 8 killed in farmer-herder clash in northwestern Nigeria

ABUJA, June 23– At least eight people were killed in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi State, police said on Tuesday.

Bashir Usman, spokesperson for the Kebbi police, said in a statement that five other people were rescued by security operatives following the unrest in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area, on Monday afternoon.