Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria's Benue state, Amnesty International says


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  • Sunday, 15 Jun 2025

(Reuters) -At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday.

The attack took place from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday in the village of Yelewata, the group said in a post on social media platform X.

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