Nigeria, June 23 -- The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday, revealing that the victims included one farmer and seven herders, while five persons, among them a woman, were rescued by security operatives.

According to the command's spokesman, SP Bashir Usman, the violence erupted around 3:00 p.m. on Monday after a herder, identified as Yaron Buba-Dogo, allegedly allowed his cattle to stray into the farmland of Alhaji Aminu Ala, destroying crops.

The situation quickly escalated into a confrontation during which the farmer was allegedly stabbed in the neck and died on the spot.

The killing triggered outrage among residents, who reportedly descended on the herder, killing him and setting his body ablaze.

The mob ...