- They are already trooping into Benue communities in large numbers.
"Herdsmen have attacked Jema’a local government council area of Kaduna
state – The attack has left 20 persons killed, several injured and homes
burned – Kaduna state police commissioner has deployed more units of
policemen to the place for more re-enforcement; people are running from
the rampaging fulani herdsmen.
The herdsmen have struck again and
this time they attacked Jema’a local government council area of Kaduna
state. Subsequently, a 24 hour curfew has been imposed on the entire
local government. The attack led to the death of over 20 persons
including security personnel in Godogodo chiefdom. According to
Leadership, the herdsmen took control of the Godogodo chiefdom, since
Saturday, October 15, around 6 pm. They then attacked a military outpost
advanced to other villages and killed about 20 people and burnt several
houses in the area. The dastardly activities of this heavily armed
herdsmen led to increased tension between the Christian community and
the Hausa/Fulani Muslims in Kafanchan, the headquarters of the local
government which led to the curfew. Dr Bege Katuka the interim
management committee chairman of Jema’a council area, announced the
curfew and then advised all residents to remain indoors until the
situation was under control. A survivor of the herdsmen attacks, Mr
Zamani Andy said that the village had been invaded by the armed men for
two days with a substantial part of the town razed; women and children
killed in the fires. He said: “Some who tried to escape where shot or
cut down with machete, the herdsmen have taken over the chiefdom, the
chief is on exile, nobody knows his where about as I speak with you.” A
local community leader who also barely escaped narrated: “Last Saturday,
around 6pm, we heard gunshots from around Anguwan Ninzon area. As
people were running, women and children screaming. I saw many Fulani men
carrying heavy guns and just shooting at people. “Some houses were set
on fire with people inside. If I tell you how I managed to escaped, I
will say I’m lying. I just followed some old men and we ran through a
bush path with shootings going on all over the town. Some were shot, but
many of us escaped.”
ASP Aliyu Usman the Kaduna state police
spokesman, confirmed the incident, stating that at least two policemen
had been killed in an earlier raid near Gogogodo on Friday, October 14.
He also said that a police formation was attacked in Godogodo before the
invaders faced the town last Saturday, October 15, in the evening. He
however assured that the Kaduna state police commissioner had deployed
more units of mobile and conventional policemen to the place for more
re-enforcement.
Meanwhile, in what looks like a connected attack,
two police officers were killed by unknown gunmen, suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen, on Thursday, October 13, at a checkpoint along the
Kagoro-Gidan Waya Road in Kaura local government area of Kaduna state.
The gunmen attacked six officers who were manning the checkpoint,
killing two of them while two others were said to be critically
wounded."
https://www.naij.com/1010749-panic-20-dead-herdsmen-attack-kaduna-state.html
