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Gunmen kill three herdsmen, nine cows in Kogi

Three Fulani herdsmen including nine cows have been

reported killed in Egume, Dekina local government council

of Kogi State by yet to be identified gunmen.

The Kogi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders

Association, MACB, led by its state chairman, Wakili Yusuf

Damina, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday.

Speaking on behalf of the association at the press

conference, Assistant Secretary of the association, Mallam

Ademu Abubakar, said there have been renewed onslaught

against Fulani herdsmen and cows in the community. He

said the latest attack was the second series in the last two

months.

According to him, ‘On the 14 of this month, which is on

Thursday, at about 8am some gunmen heavily armed with

guns and other dangerous weapons invaded Fulani

community at Ofanwa Elubi in Egume, opened gun fire on

the Fulani people and killed three persons on the spot

while about nine cows were also killed during the deadly

attack.

“Many people were injured in the attack that lasted for

several minutes. This was another attack on our people

within the last two months.

“The first attack was in March. And this was another

attack on our innocent members who were killed in their

cool blood on 14th May 2020. The repeated killings of our

people/ members in Igala land is becoming unbearable.

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TOPICS ABDULKAREEM SALEH

ADEMU ABUBAKAR ASSISTANT SECRETARY

CHAPTER COMMISSIONER

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE COMMUNITY COWS

DEKINA EDE AYUBA EGUME

EGUME POLICE STATION FATU IDRIS FULANI

FULANI COMMUNITY FULANI HERDSMEN

FULANI PEOPLE GUNMEN HERDSMEN IGALA

KOGI KOGI STATE KOGI STATE CHAPTER

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL LOKOJA MACB

MARCH

MIYETTI ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION

OFANWA ELUBI PEOPLE POLICE

POLICE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER

PRESS CONFERENCE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER

STATE STATION SUNDAY 

“This time around they lunch the attach at our camp, they

starting shooting at them without any offence at all. Those

killed during the attack includes; Tine Idris, Fatu Idris, and

Abdulkareem Saleh.”

Abubakar said the latest attack was promptly reported to

the DPO at Egume Police station. He said the DPO quickly

organised his men and took the corpses to the police

station before taken them to the hospital.”

He also disclosed that few days before the last attack, the

State Commissioner of Police, CP Ede Ayuba visited the

Fulani community where the incident happened and

promised to apprehend the perpetrators that attacked the

community in the previous attacks.

The Organisation, however, appealed to the state

government to rescue them from attack as they fear this

may not be the last they will hear.

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi State

Command, William Ayah, when contacted, confirmed that

three persons and nine cows were killed during the attack

on the Fulani community.

He added that, “The Commissioner of Police have

deployed fully armed men to the area to avoid further

attack. The command is already hunting those behind the

attack.”