Three persons were shot, and properties destroyed during a violent clash stemming from a long-standing land dispute between the Katakpa and Elegi communities in Ebbo Gbacinku ward of Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. According to sources, tension flared when members of the Katakpa community began farming on the disputed land, leading to a confrontation with residents of the neighboring Elegi community, who are also laying claim to the territory. “There were heated exchanges of words which quickly escalated into physical violence,” a witness recounted. The altercation escalated into g…