Sixteen people were killed in an attack in northern central Nigeria as clashes between herders and farmers continue, according to the Nigerian military.
The attack occurred late Saturday night in the village of Musho in Plateau State, as reported by Captain Oya James to the French news agency.
The region, often marred by ethnic and religious tensions, is located on the dividing line between predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria and predominantly Christian southern Nigeria.
The cause and responsible parties behind the recent attack have not been immediately determined.
Security forces have been deployed to prevent further clashes in the area, where mutual killings between Muslim herders and Christian farmers typically lead to attacks on villages.
Yang Berry, the spokesperson for the state governor, Caleb Mutwani, condemned the recent attack, describing it as "barbaric and brutal with no justification" and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Berry quoted the governor as saying, "The government will take proactive measures to curb the ongoing attacks on innocent citizens."
In a report released in February, the United Nations Development Programme stated that Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, has become the new epicenter of violent extremism in the world.
Nearly half of the world's recorded deaths due to terrorism in 2021 were reported from the region.
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