At least nine people were injured on Monday after violence broke out between farmers and herders in Loko community of Nasarawa State.
According to a report by Zagazola Makama, the clash happened around noon on December 15 in Bakono village, within the Loko area.
The trouble reportedly started after a disagreement over alleged damage to a farm.
Sources said the farmland involved belonged to a man identified as Bako Usman. The disagreement later escalated into a confrontation between the two groups.
The sources confirmed that five farmers and four herders sustained injuries during the clash.
Security personnel were quickly deployed to the area to restore calm.
All the injured persons were taken to the General Hospital in Loko, where they were admitted for treatment. Hospital sources said they are responding to care.
Community sources also disclosed that a stakeholdersâ meeting has been convened to prevent the situation from worsening and to find a lasting solution to the dispute.
According to the sources, security agencies are carrying out confidence-building patrols in the area.
They added that the situation is being closely monitored and that the community is now relatively calm.
Nine injured in Nasarawa farmers-herders clash
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