Nigeria, July 5 -- Fighting between Kamuku farmers and Fulani herders has escalated to Kagara, the administrative headquarters of the Rafi Local Government Area in Niger State.

According to sources, local authorities have imposed a curfew on the town after a mob attempted to invade the Kagara General Hospital to attack herders receiving medical treatment at the facility.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that a local information officer, identified simply as Akula, drove through the town around 7 p.m. to announce the curfew.

The escalation was averted only by the swift intervention of military personnel stationed in the town, who positioned an armoured personnel carrier (APC) at the hospital entrance to block the attackers.

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