Government to compensate families of police officers attacked by herdsmen

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January 26, 2016 5:25 PM

Adamawa State Government said it would support victims of attack allegedly carried out by herdsmen in some parts of the state.

Government to compensate victims of police attacks by herdsmen

Adamawa State Government said it would support victims of attack allegedly carried out by herdsmen in some parts of the state. Gunmen had on Sunday morning, killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and 29 other civilians in Gerei local government area of the state.

But State commissioner for information, Ahmed Sajo, who said security men were on top of the situation, added that government would compensate both injured victims and those whose houses were destroyed.

Read: DPO, 29 others killed by Fulani herdsmen

Also giving an update concerning the attack, Adamawa State Police Commissioner, Gazzali Mohammed, said that Fulani herdsmen attacked communities in the state and not Boko Haram as being speculated.

The police commissioner disassociated the terrorist group carrying out deadly attacks in the North Eastern Nigeria and blamed it on Fulani herdsmen who have had disagreement with farmers in the area. He reaffirmed the arrest of some suspects in connection with the killing adding, "They are under interrogation."

According to the Commissioner, the attack was a reprisal carried out by some herdmens over the killing of a 10-year-old fulani boy.

Read: Police confirm arrest of suspects in Sunday attack

Mr Mohammed could not give the actual number of the suspects arrested but added that some military personnel drafted to the area also sustained injuries in the attack.

Pulse gathered that a Principal with Government Day Secondary School Koh, Mr John Buba was also killed in the attack.

Haruna Haruna reporting from Yola.

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