BREAKING: Hausa, Gbagyi Communities Engage In Violent Clash Over Land In Niger State

Fighting has breached retired betwixt the Hausa and Gbagyi communities successful Chimbi, a colony nether Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, implicit a onshore dispute.

Videos and photos obtained by SaharaReporters amusement parts of the assemblage engulfed successful flames, with the dependable of gunfire ringing retired successful the background. 

The grade of casualties and harm remains unclear arsenic of Sunday afternoon. SaharaReporters gathered that the latest situation stems from a onshore dispute.

The Gbagyi people, indigenous to Niger State, person a agelong past of conflicts implicit onshore usage and assets control, peculiarly with Fulani herders. These disputes often escalate into violence, driven by contention for farmland and grazing areas.

In July 2016, a confrontation betwixt Gbagyi farmers and Fulani herdsmen successful Bara-kuta, Bosso Local Government Area, resulted successful 4 deaths and displaced astir 250 people. The struggle stemmed from disagreements implicit onshore and grazing rights.

Similarly, successful August 2024, unit erupted successful Barkuta, Beji territory of Bosso LGA, aft herders allegedly killed a salient Gbagyi farmer. The clash near respective radical dormant and injured, with galore residents fleeing to debar further attacks.

The recurring quality of these conflicts is rooted successful fierce contention implicit land, which some the Gbagyi and Fulani communities trust connected for agriculture and grazing. Historical grievances and deep-seated mistrust person further analyzable reconciliation efforts.

Following the August 2024 clash successful Barkuta, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association instructed its members to boycott a large marketplace successful Niger State, underscoring the broader economical interaction of the ongoing tensions.

Authorities are yet to remark connected the latest unit successful Chimbi.