Tribal clash kills 7 in Nasarawa as 14 houses are razed

About seven people have been killed and 14 houses burnt in Obi local government area of Nasarawa state in renewed clashes between Koro and Eggon tribesmen in Nasarawa state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abayomi Akeremale, who confirmed the killing, stated that several houses were also destroyed by fire during the hostilities between the two tribes in Gwadanye area of Agyaragu.
The constituency office of the Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Elisha Agwadu, was among those razed.
Some of the casualties are currently receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital in Lafia, the state capital, north central Nigeria.