Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- Three people have been confirmed dead, and several others injured in separate attacks between crop farmers and cattle herders in the Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

The most recent attack took place on Thursday in Dagaceri Karaguwa, resulting in the deaths of two farmers. A resident, Yusuf Abdullahi, told PREMIUM TIMES that the incidents occurred after local farmers repelled an attack last week by a group of suspected cattle rustlers, believed to be herders, and killed one of them.

"Last week, suspected cattle rustlers invaded the community and rustled cows, but the residents confronted them, killing one of them. The herders regrouped and attacked the community, killing two people and injuring eight ot...