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Gunmen kill at least 46 people in attack on rural village in Nigeria

Gunmen kill at least 46 people in attack on rural village in Nigeria

Death toll may rise as many people are still missing after attack in northern-central Benue state

Forty-six bodies have been found after gunmen attacked a rural village in central northern Nigeria, local government officials said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the region.

The attack happened on Wednesday in Umogidi in Benue state, where tit-for-tat clashes are common between nomadic herders and settled farmers competing for land and resources.

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