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Carnage in Nasarawa as 10 killed several injured

From Leo Nzwanke, Lafia

Nasarawa state which used to be ‘Home of Solid minerals” has turn to a bloodbath state as suspected Fulani herdsmen had on the early hours of saturday attacked Gidan Sule, a Tiv Community in Keana Local Government Area, of the state killing over 10 persons.

The war lords in their numbers stormed Sule, a Tiv seltlement along Lafia Makurdi road when unknown gunmen attacked and killed a Fulani man and his sister on a bike said to be travelling from Agyaragu, towards Benue state.

When contacted the spoksperson of Gidan Sule, community, Zaki Peter Achin, who was seen in tears reported that some of them survive only with the intervension of Army officers who were passing by that engaged the fulani warlords in a cross fire.

He however gave names of those massacred to includes late Philomina Aeesaa, and her minor also battered by gun, Uwuhe Tarza and Rita Aoor, others butcheries are late Boyi Udekor,late Terhemen Suega, late Suega Ortserga and the deceased wife Mbaorun Suega, he said two more persons are missing up to the time of report.

When our correspondent visited Kadarko town, where the deserted persons were taken refuge, the Senior Special Assistance SSA, on IDPs and Adult Education, to the state Governor, Hon. Mercy Kumbur, explained that on a faithful day there was gunshots after a while two people were reported killed by unknown gunmen along Kadarko in Nasarawa state and Yelwata, in Benue state.

The situation has prompted the call on the Keana LG chiarman Hon. Sanusi Abdul whom his proactiveness arrived at the trouble area with security operatives Immediately.

The SSA, futher explained that on the process of removing the corpses of the fulani persons, Gidan Sule was besieged shoting any body on site also by unknown Gunmen, “the operation was done uncontestably as maney feard death” she stressed

She lamented the constant attacked on people at the border areas in the state thanked her boos Engr. Abdulahi Sule, for his relentless effort in making sure the lives and properties of citizens are protected therefor called for more deployment of security men to the affected areas.
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