Gunmen attack Kogi community, kill three herdsmen, nine cows

By JAMES AZANIA, Lokoja

There was palpable fear in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State following an early morning attack by gunmen, on a Fulani settlement in the area.

During the attack, which reportedly took place last Thursday, three Fulani and nine of their cattle were allegedly killed.

The Assistant Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Kogi State chapter, Mallam Ademu Abubakar, disclosed this to newsmen, in Lokoja, on Saturday.

According to him: “On the 14th of this month, at about 8am, some heavily armed gunmen invaded the Fulani community at Ofanwa Elubi in Egume and opened fire on the Fulani people and killed three persons on the spot, while about nine cows were also killed during the deadly attack.”

He added that several others sustained injuries during the attack, which he said lasted several minutes.

“This time around, they launched the attack at our camp. Those killed during the attack include Tine Idris, Fatu Idris and Abdulkareem Saleh,” he stated.

He stated that the attack was reported at the Police Divisional in Egume for prompt action adding that the DPO quickly organised his men and took the corpses to the station and those injured to the hospital.

He appealed to the state government and the police authority to come to their rescue and save them from further attacks.

Confiding the incident on Saturday, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), William Aya, said three persons and nine cows were killed during the attack on the said Fulani community.

He added that the Commissioner of Police (CP) has deployed policemen to the area to forestall further attacks, stressing that the command is already hunting those behind it.

Aya, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), added that normalcy has since been restored in the area. (The Nation)