Herdsmen Crisis: Osinbajo Visits Plateau Amid Fresh Monday Attack

Following another reported attack on Kwi village in Riyom LGA on Monday afternoon, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is scheduled to visit Plateau State which has been in the headlines for the horrific reasons in the last 48 hours.

Osinbajo’s visit to the state is coming after some suspected Fulani herdsmen butchered at least 86 people across three local governments of Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Riyom.

The Vice President, according to the state’s commissioner of information, Yakubu Dati, will visit the state to commiserate with leaders of some of the communities affected.

While the casualty figures for attacks of Saturday currently stand at 86, the reported attack on Kwi village could not be immediately verified.

Meanwhile, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has described the ugly incident on Saturday as payback for the over 300 cattle reportedly rustled from herdsmen by residents of the communities that were attacked.