Kano: At least six people were killed in an eruption of communal violence at the weekend between herders and farmers in central Nigeria, police said.
The violence was sparked on Saturday after the body of a herder, who had been robbed of his motorcycle, was found in a village in eastern Taraba state, the region's police commissioner Yunana Yakubu Babas said.
"The kinsmen of the deceased attacked the (farmers) with guns whom they accused of the killing".
The violence has forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes, according to local media reports.
Fulani herders had accused members of the Tiv farming community of banditry resulting in loss of life and earnings, Babas said.
"Calm has been restored and we have been holding reconciliatory meetings between the community leaders on how to bring an end to such incidents in the area".
