Nigeria: 25 killed in land dispute

Militia armed with guns, machetes, and bows and arrows killed about 25 people in three days in a land dispute in the central state of Plateau, authorities and witnesses said. The blackened shells of at least 20 houses could be seen on the outskirts of the deserted town of Namu, 100 km (75 miles) east of the capital Abuja, which has been at the centre of the dispute. Residents said the dispute was over a new state-run development area headquarters, which would create jobs and bring money to the area.