Locals kill 3 herders in Plateau’s Barkin Ladi
- Miyetti Allah has disclosed that three herdsmen were killed in Plateau state
- According the group, they were killed during separate attacks by locals in Barkin Ladi LGA
- One of the victims was reportedly beheaded by suspected Berom militia
Three herders were ambushed and killed between Tuesday and Wednesday by locals in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state, according to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
Speaking on Thursday, June 14, the chairman for north central, Danladi Chiroma, said two of the victims were killed during two separate attacks on Tuesday while traveling around Fan and near Kassa in Barkin Ladi, Daily Trust reports.
The third victim was said to have been beheaded by suspected Berom militia around Jon village in Barkin Ladi on Wednesday night.
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According to Chiroma, the first attack had occurred on Sunday in Kassa, Barkin Ladi when assailants opened fire on a Fulani traveller who is now receiving treatment at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital.
The MACBAN chairman said: “The first attack took place around 1:30pm at Fan when locals opened fire on four Fulani travellers in an open truck with five cattle. One person is still missing and presumed dead, five cows and the vehicle were also stolen by the attackers.”
He stated that on the same day, around 7pm, assailants also opened fire on travellers around Nding junction near Kassa. “The victims were on their way to Quan’an Pan after leaving the Kara cattle market in Bukuru, one person was killed and two others injured," he said.
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Confirming Tuesday’s attack, Major Adam Umar, the media and information officer of Operation Safe Haven, said the assailants had escaped with an open truck with five cows.
He added that the taskforce was working with other security agencies and local intelligence sources to get the assailants.
The crisis between herdsmen and farmers has been on for months and has claimed many innocent lives.
Legit.ng had earlier reported that about three personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nasarawa police command were murdered in an ambush in Mararaba Udege community by suspected herdsmen.
Added to this, eight farmers were reportedly killed with many houses burnt down in Aisa and Aguma areas of the state on Sunday, June 3.
Going by investigations from newsmen, it was revealed that the security operatives were on their way to intervene in the long conflicts between the herdsmen in the area when they were attacked.
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