Tension Spreads in Anambra as Suspected Gunmen Kill Herdsman, 15 Cows
- A herdsman, Zakari Sale, has been shot dead, and his remains were left in the bush in the Dunokofia local government area of Anambra State
- It was gathered that the deceased was shot in the head and left leg by the suspected gunmen in Ukwulu community
- The Siriki Fulani in Anambra, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, disclosed this while addressing reporters in Akwa, the state capital
Ukwulu, Anambra state - Suspected gunmen have killed a herdsman, Zakari Sale, and dumped his body in the bush in the Ukwulu community of Dunokofia Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, said the deceased herdsman was shot in the head and left leg.
Source: UGC
Suspected gunmen kill herdsman in Anambra
Siddiki, also the Siriki Fulani in Anambra, stated this on Friday, August 25, Daily Trust reported.
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He said 15 cows were killed in the same community two weeks before the incident.
“I came to know about the incident when the brother of the slain herdsman, Haruna Sale, called me on Wednesday, August 23, and told me that his brother had been missing since August 21, 2023, and immediately after the call, we set up a search party where we eventually found his decomposed body in a bush around the community.”
According to Nigerian Tribune, the Traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Peter Anukwu Uyanwa, has advised herdsmen to vacate the town temporarily to enable him to study the security situation in the community.
The Siriki Fulani in Anambra called on the security agencies to ensure that those behind the barbaric act were brought to Justice while appealing to his members to remain calm and continue their regular businesses.
4 herdsmen killed, hundreds of cows stolen in Anambra
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that fresh ethnic tension was brewing in Anambra State as four Fulani herdsmen were reportedly shot dead in an attack on a settlement in Ogborji, Orumba South local government area.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday, March 6, amid the mounting farmers-herders crisis in the country, also saw many cows stolen.
Speaking on the development, the chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Southeast zone, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, said gunmen entered the camp and started shooting, leading to death.
Gunmen kidnap popular native doctor, kill bodyguards
A popular Anambra-based native doctor, Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, who resides in the state's Idemili North local government area, has been abducted.
The gunmen stormed the hotel of the popular witch doctor in the Oba community on Sunday night, July 23, and whisked him away to an unknown destination.
His two bodyguards were shot dead before he was later whisked away to an unknown destination,
Source: Legit.ng
