25 people, including women and children, were killed
by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Arikya-Soni, a
boundary area between Nasarawa-Eggon and Lafia
LGAs of Nasarawa State yesterday Sunday November 9
in the morning.
A mass burial was conducted for the victims after their
remains were recovered at Umme, at about 1 pm, same
day.
The victims, who are all from Eggon ethnic community,
were from Umme, Arugbadu and Bakyano villages of
Nasarawa Eggon local government areas.
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 shot wounds, that she was returning
from the farm in company of her husband and sister
on a motorcycle when the gunmen attacked them. She
managed to escape into the bush but her husband and
her sister were among those killed during the attack.
Photo credit: Vanguard
No comments:
Post a Comment