Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill 80 in Attack On Agatu, Benue State

It was a bloody Sunday when suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours attacked Egba village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing over 80 persons and injuring several others including women and children.

Fulani Herdsmen Kill 4 in Kogi State

Four persons were said to have been killed in Kupa Abugi community in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State following an attack by Fulani herdsmen.

Sunday Vanguard gathered that the community and the herdsmen have been having a lingering issue since November last year following the killing of a young man who was sent on an errand by the Fulani herdsmen.

The youths in the area angered by the killing of their colleague were said to have attacked the Fulani settlement leading to the death of one person.

After the incident, the leader of the Fulani herdsmen convened a peace meeting with the traditional ruler of the community where they agreed to sheath their sword.

The source said that despite the peace meeting, the herdsmen continued to carry out attacks on the people culminating in yesterday’s attack which left four persons dead and many houses burnt, while property worth millions of naira were also destroyed.

Confirming the incident, Kogi State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Aguebor Elvis, said attack bordered on the lingering crisis between indigenes and Fulani settlers in the area.

He said security men had been drafted to the area and that normalcy had since return, adding that the command was holding a peace meeting with aggrieved parties to find amicable resolution to the crisis.

Source:
Vanguard Newspaper

Gunmen Kill 27, Torch 70 Houses In Riyom LGA Of Plateau State

The Chairman of Riyom Local Government in Plateau, Mrs Josephine Piyo, has said that 27 people died in an attack by gunmen on Bachi District of the area on Thursday.

Suspected Fulani Herdsman Kill Soldier, 12 Others in Fresh Plateau Attack

No fewer than 13 people, including a soldier have been killed as some suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Lwa, Dum, Rachit and Dyang villages in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Friday. Two soldiers were also said to be missing in the attack.

Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 In Fresh Violence In Wukari

Suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday killed 13 people and destroyed more than 50 houses in fresh attacks on Wukari villages in Taraba state, BBC Hausa Radio reported.

Similar attack from gunmen on Bishu village of Wukari local government a day earlier also claimed the lives of
six people, the BBC report said.
Mr Zondu Huku, leader of the Jikun Youth Association said there were about 50-suspected Fulani herdsmen who stormed Muba village, dominated by Jukun ethnic group, at around 7am yesterday and killed seven people instantly.

But the herders in the area have distanced themselves from the atrocity, describing it as “baseless” and without evidence.
Speaking via telephone, Huku said “At around 7am, there is a Jikun village called Muba, which came under the attack of Fulani, totaling 50. They came with heavy weapons and killed seven people.
“One person is still missing; although we don’t know whether is also dead or he is still alive. We are now preparing to go for the funeral of the seven slain people in the village.”

But while reacting to the allegation against them, a Fulani herder, Malam Audu Ali said “this accusation of an attack is baseless. We are not aware of it.
“They are the ones who possess weapons. They have guns, and that is why they chased us out of our homes
in Wukari. We don’t have weapons. It may even be that the attackers came from amongst themselves, because
we are unaware of anything like that.”

When he was told of the Jikun people’s recognition of the attackers as Fulani herders, Malam Ali replied that “if they are insisting that Fulani are the ones who did that (attack) on the village, let them show it, let them come up with any evidence. This is just a mere allegation.”

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