00:00Burnt homes and at least 150 dead.
00:07The death toll from violent gunmen attacks in north central Nigeria that happened over the weekend kept rising.
00:14And villagers were still looking for survivors and dozens of people who were missing on Monday.
00:23Many headsmen came in around the Yelota East and started firing gunshots.
00:29They fired for almost five hours.
00:32They made a stiff resistance here from the police.
00:37Immediately when they made the resistance, they moved towards Yelota New Market.
00:42There they slaughtered more than 100 persons.
00:45The incidents lasted for more than five hours.
00:48They burned some of our community members in stores there.
00:51There are some stores that are housing more than 50 persons.
00:55All were burnt down.
00:57People slaughtered there.
00:58Others burnt to ashes.
01:01No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings.
01:05But local conflicts between herders and farmers fighting over land and water resources frequently escalate in the region.
01:14This attack on the peaceful Yelota community is one attack too many.
01:22It is not just an attack on the people of Benio State.
01:26It is an attack on the entire nation.
01:29And we are not going to accept it.
01:33The people of this community are not alone.
01:36We are with them.
01:37The entire Nigerian communities are with them.
01:42A day will come when these bandits will come to operate as they used to and they will never return.
01:54That day is drawing nearer.
01:56Authorities and analysts have warned that more herdsmen have been taking up arms in recent years.
02:02Many fear that this attack might not have been the last.
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