Over the course of three days, armed groups launched a series of attacks on villages in the central region of Nigeria, killing at least 160 people. This is evident from the statements made by two spokespersons for Nigeria** and the Red Cross on Monday.
The Nigerian army has previously said sixteen people have died in the area, which has been plagued by religious and ethnic tensions for years. The violence was mainly caused by disagreements between Muslim herders and religious farmers.
A local spokesperson for Bokos said 113 people had died in the area around the town. Bokos is located about 200 kilometers east of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. He said the deaths occurred during the armed conflict that began on Saturday and lasted until the early hours of Monday.
Allegedly, the criminal gang carried out "well-coordinated" attacks in "no less than twenty different neighborhoods". More than 300 people were also found injured in the area. * They have been transferred to hospitals in Bocos, the spokesman said.
According to preliminary statistics from the local Red Cross Society, 104 people have died in 18 villages in the Bokos region. State lawmaker Dickson Chollom said at least 50 people were also killed in several villages in the Barkinradi region.
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