Nigeria's Buhari orders crackdown on cattle raiders

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security forces to crack down on cattle raiders accused of killing hundreds of people this year. 

According to him soldiers and police would go after the groups terrorizing innocent people all over the country.  

The raids are seen as the biggest security threat facing Nigeria after the Islamist-led insurgency. 

Nomadic herders from the Fulani ethnic group and farming communities often clash for control of land and water. 

The announcement comes after national outrage over the killing of about 20 people on Monday in a raid on the Ukpabi Nimbo community in south-eastern Enugu State.


SOURCE: BBC news