Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region

Armed men killed at least 13 farmers during an attack in north-central Nigeria, a local official said Thursday.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings that took place on Wednesday in the state of Niger.

Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told the local radio station Crystal FM that herders and kidnappers are suspected in the attack. He suggested the farmers were killed for providing information to…