11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Ethnic conflict along the border of Benue and Taraba State forced hundreds of persons to flee from their homes in summer 2007 ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 23719]

"Ethnic conflict along the Benue State and Taraba State border resulted in the displacement of hundreds of persons in July and August as they fled their homes to avoid further persecution in the decades old tribal feud over farmland and political power. The governors of Benue and Taraba states held several "peace summits" with local leaders and tribal chiefs that helped subdue the violence, but most of those displaced had not returned home by year's end."

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25.07.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Benue and Taraba: Villagers are fleeing border areas between states in central Nigeria after an upsurge of deadly clashes between ethnic Tiv and Kuteb communities over a protracted land dispute, residents and officials say ("Villagers flee communal fighting in central region") [ID 20965]

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