July 02, 2026
At least 18 people have died in clashes between rival communities in Nigeria's northwestern Niger state in recent days, police said, though locals said the death toll was much higher and hundreds had fled.
The violence started when armed men shot and killed a member of the area's Fulani community in the Tegina district of Rafi local government area on Monday, Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said.
A group killed members of the Kamuku community the next day in retaliation, he added.
Local lawmaker Muhammad Adamu Kabo said the violence had started after other parliamentarians distributed cash to constituents.
