Nigeria, March 3 -- Two pregnant internally displaced women have died within five days in Agagbe, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, amid concerns over access to healthcare for families uprooted by violence.

PUNCH reported on Tuesday that sources who spoke with its correspondent said the women died on 26 February and 1 March. The deceased, both displaced from their ancestral communities, had sought refuge in Agagbe following attacks in their areas.

One of the women was said to have developed severe abdominal pain before her death.

A source, who asked not to be named for security reasons, told PUNCH that her family could not afford proper medical care when her condition worsened.

"She complained of abdominal pain, but the ...