Dar es Salaam, April 15 -- NIGERIA: THE onslaught in the villages of Zike and Kimakpa is the latest in a region known for intercommunal conflict and deadly land disputes. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the attack.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation on Monday after dozens of people were killed in an attack in Plateau state.

The Red Cross said as many as 52 people were killed in the latest eruption of violence in a region known for intercommunal conflict and deadly land disputes, while Tinubu only said more than 40 individuals had perished. Amnesty International reported that 54 people had lost their lives in the incident.

Reports stated that M...