Burial held for 72 Nigerian Christian farmers killed by Fulani herdsmen - Premier
Sobs could be heard in many videos shared online from the thousands of residents who attended the ceremony held in Makurdi, Benue State capital to see the procession of coffins with crucifixes on them.
The clash between the mainly Muslim Fulani ethnic militants - groups of semi-nomadic herdsmen and Christian farmers happened on New Year's Day.
The governor of the state, Sam Ortom said during the service that the herdsmen "went on a rampage wielding machetes".
Read more at: https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Burial-held-for-72-Nigerian-Christian-farmers-killed-by-Fulani-herdsmen
Some news sources, just reported this as 72 people killed, at least per the headline.
