11 killed in suspected communal violence in central Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say gunmen shot dead 11 people in an attack in central Nigeria suspected to be part of ongoing communal violence.
Police spokesman in Plateau state Terna Tyopev said in a press statement that the incident occurred late Sunday in Lopandet Dwei Du village just outside Jos, the capital of Plateau state.
He added that 11 more people were wounded and are now in hospital.
Plateau and other parts of central Nigeria have witnessed a spate of killings in recent months as herdsmen in search of grazing land and water for their cattle attack villages inhabited by farmers.
The growing conflict between the mainly Muslim herdsmen and the Christian farming communities further heighten ethnic and religious tensions ahead of Nigeria's general elections scheduled for early next year.
