Nigeria: 8 killed in communal clash

LAGOS, Nigeria

Communal clash killed at least eight people, including a baby, in Nigeria’s southeast, police said on Tuesday.

Police spokesman Loveth Odah said the incident occurred between Ndiagu Alike and Enyibichiri communities in southeastern Ebonyi state late Saturday.

Among the victims were a three-month baby, according to police.

“The victims were coming from Abakaliki … when their bus was set alight by warriors from another community. Five of them, including a baby, were the members of same family. One was a neighbor who joined them,” Loveth said.

“Also, three other people were attacked, and two of them were killed.”

Boundary disputes are commonplace in agrarian parts of Nigeria, sometimes resulting in violence and deaths.