Nigeria, July 2 -- At least 48 villagers have been killed in a clash between the Fulani and Kamuku ethnic groups in Tegina, a town in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the violence erupted early Wednesday morning when machete-wielding herders invaded a Kamuku community, killing 42 people, mostly women, children, and the elderly.

Residents shared graphic images of the scene with our reporter, showing victims who had been hacked to death or burned.

Ibrahim Musa, a resident, stated that numerous people from the outskirts of Tegina, where such attacks are frequent, are currently fleeing to the town centre for safety.

Mr Musa added that in a subsequent retaliatory attack, members of the Kamuku...