5 dead, many injured as herdsmen attack village

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March 24, 2015 9:17 AM

The herdsmen were also said to have left many people injured during the invasion which occurred on Monday, March 23.

Fulani herdsmen (File Photo)

At least five people have died in Taraba State after Fulani herdsmen launched an attack on Ananum village in the Donga Local Government Area of the state.

The attackers, numbering about 200, were said to have been brandishing guns with which they inflicted bullet wounds on many residents.

An eyewitness, Ages Tarza said that the Fulani herdsmen had been attacking Tiv villages in the area for a while.

“Instead of providing security, security personnel have been arresting and detaining our people, who are innocent and have not attacked a single Fulani man,” Tarza told Vanguard.

“The herdsmen attacked two of our villages, Ananum and Wahanye, and reduced them to rubble,” he added.

The incident has been confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer for the state, Joseph Kwaji.

Kwaji stated that investigations into the attack were already underway.

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