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The Federal Government has listed the gains of attending the ongoing 28th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP28) Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known in a statement on Monday following the controversy that greeted the huge number of Nigerian delegates to the summit.

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Two persons have been confirmed dead while seven others are currently receiving treatment at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Beji, following a clash between Fulani and vigilantes at Beji weekly Market, Bosso LGA of Niger State.

Residents said the incident happened around 5pm on Wednesday when the Market was full to its capacity.

Beji, an agrarian community with a national livestock and grains’ market is about 30km from Minna, the Niger State capital.

The Assistant Head of Medical Services, Beji Primary Healthcare Centre, Aliyu Yusuf, confirmed to Daily Trust’s correspondent who visited the hospital on Thursday that nine victims were brought to the hospital with various degrees of bullet wounds.

He said that two were confirmed dead while the remaining seven victims, all Fulani, were responding to treatment.

The Niger State Commissioner for Nomadic and Pastoral Affairs, Umar Rabe Sands also confirmed the incident and warned against any form of revenge, saying that the state government would sit with all stakeholders towards finding a lasting solution to the rift between Fulani and Gbagyi farmers.

He also warned both parties to desist from taking laws into their hands, saying that there are various mechanisms of dispute resolution without resorting to violence.