Nigeria, April 15 -- Nine villagers have been killed in a fresh attack on Edikwu Ankpali in Edikwu Ward I of Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.

The victims, killed in what residents described as a night raid by suspected armed herders on April 12, have been buried in Ankpali, as grieving community members released their names to counter what they called silence and underreporting.

A resident of Edikwu Ankpali, who asked not to be named for safety reasons, said, "These are not numbers. These are people we know. This isn't farming but burial. We are burying fathers, breadwinners, and the future of our families."

The nine victims were identified as Elaigwu Pelu, 31, a father of four; Oigene Ogah, 62, described as a patriarch with 1...