At least 13 people have been killed in new Clashes between farming and herding communities in central Nigeria since Friday, with tensions and Deadly conflicts having resurged in recent weeks. The central state of Plateau has seen a rise in these conflicts over the use of land and resources. The violence has given rise to wider criminality in the region, with gangs carrying out targeted raids on villages, killlings, kidnappings and looting. Over 120 people have been killed in Deadly Clashes between communities in the same state of Plateau since mid-May.

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