Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill Six In Fresh Kaduna Attack
Leader of Kaduna State Chapter of Miyetti Allah, Haruna Usman[/caption]
Barely two weeks after 11 persons were killed when Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages, near Godogodo town in the Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, another six persons have lost their lives, while many escaped with injuries in fresh attack by the suspected herdsmen.
The Chairman of Kaduna State Chapter of Miyetti Allah, Haruna Usman, in a statement described the killing as an act of vengeance.
His words: “Are Fulani crazy to just go and attack people? Did you ask the Godogodo people what they did to the Fulani? We already have 17 grazing reserves in Kaduna State since colonial times, and there is no dispute about that.
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“What happened was that these people went and killed a Fulani Chief in one of the villages and burnt his house. The Fulani are just revenging.”
The victims, who were mainly young people, were said to have been attacked in the farm on Saturday.
Confirming the incident, the villagers explained that the armed herdsmen said their villages had become cattle grazing reserves and wanted them to vacate immediately, but upon refusal, the gunmen opened fire on them and killed six people on the spot.
A community leader and a relation of one of the deceased, pleaded anonymity, gave the names of those killed as Monday Hamza, 24; Toma Masara, 35; Chaka Rubutu, 26; Julius Golkofa, 19; Boboo Okocha, 18 and Sambo James, 17.
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Kaduna State Police Spokesmen, ASP Aliyu Usman reassured the people that some policemen have been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.
“It is true that some people were killed in Godogodo on Saturday. There is tension in the place now, but we have deployed our men to all affected areas and we are on top of the situation,” he said.
