Gunmen kill 8, including 3 children, in North-Central Nigeria

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Nigerian soldiers prepare to patrol during the visit of Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede at the Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, March 18, 2026. /CFP

At least eight people, including three children, were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a rural community in Nigeria's North-Central state of Benue, police said Monday.

Cletus Nwadiogbu, commissioner of police in Benue State, said that the gunmen employed guerrilla tactics, attacking a community in Otukpo Local Government Area on Sunday before fleeing into a nearby forest.

The motive for the attack remains unclear, and police have launched an investigation, he added.

Benue, one of Nigeria's major food-producing states, has frequently witnessed violent clashes between herders and farmers over land and other resources.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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