Fulani herdsmen kill 25 in Nasarawa
A survivor from the early morning attack
By Abel Daniel
LAFIA—No fewer than 25 persons, including
women and children, were yesterday feared
killed by suspected Fulani insurgents at
Arikya-Soni, a boundary area between
Nasarawa-Eggon and Lafia local government
areas of Nasarawa State.
Eyewitness told Vanguard in Lafia that the
gunmen reportedly ambushed and killed their
victims on their way back from the farms early
in the morning, and seized nine motorcycles
belonging to the deceased persons.
A mass burial was yesterday conducted for
the victims after their remains were recovered
at Umme, at about 1 pm.
The victims, who are all of Eggon ethnic
nationality of the state, hailed from Umme,
Arugbadu and Bakyano villages of Nasarawa
Eggon local government area.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, of Nasarawa State command,
confirmed the incident and said investigation
had commenced to unravel the perpetrators of
the criminal act.
A survivor, Mrs. Saratu Mustapha, told
newsmen at Ashangbo clinic in the locality
where she is receiving treatment for gun shots
wound, that she was returning from the farm in
company of her husband and sister on a
motorcycle when the gunmen attacked them.
She explained that her husband and her sister
were among those killed during the attack,
stating that she was able to escape into the
bush.
Another survivor from Arugbadu, Habibu
Mohammed, explained that he was returning
from the farm along with his parents when
Fulani gunmen opened fire on them.
Mohammed who could not control his
emotions, further explained that he lost his
parents in the attack as well as his motorcycle
with which he was conveying them.
Reacting to the incident, a member
representing the area (Nasarawa Eggon East
constituency) in the state House of Assembly,
Mohammed Muluku, who led journalists to the
scene of the incident, expressed shock over
the high casualty figure.
He called on the Federal Government to
establish a permanent military base in the area
to prevent further attacks on his constituents.
Vanguard.
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