26 killed in Easter weekend attacks across northern Nigeria

A string of violent attacks across northern Nigeria during the Easter weekend has left at least 26 people dead, highlighting the country’s escalating security crisis. The bloodshed spanned three states, with the deadliest incident occurring in Benue State’s Mbalom community. Local residents reported that 17 people were killed Saturday when armed men stormed the predominantly Christian farming village, part of a long-running conflict between Fulani herders and farming communities over land disput