Mass graves as survivors flee Nigeria's Plateau attack
Following an attack on a hamlet in Nigeria's Plateau state, dozens of victims have been interred in a mass grave while several survivors fled the scene.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Residents of Mwaghavul, an agricultural hamlet in central Nigeria's Mangu region, told the BBC that attackers stormed their villages on Tuesday, opened fire indiscriminately, and then set buildings on fire.
According to a neighborhood elder, "the gunmen invaded up to 17 villages" and killed at least 85 people.
Four of Deborah Samuel's husband's younger brothers and her father-in-law were killed, according to Deborah Samuel, a local who managed to flee after hearing gunfire while at a market.
"All of a sudden, we could hear gunshots coming from different directions. We took off running. She added, holding her infant who was still a few months old, "I'm still in anguish from what occurred.
A few of individuals who fled the attack have sought refuge in an internally displaced persons camp run by a commercial company.
Although the exact reason for the attack is unknown, some locals believe it was in retaliation for a recent attack on a Fulani settlement.
Conflicts between farmers and pastoralists over scarce land resources have frequently been racial in nature.
