Mobile Policemen accused of gunning down herder in Plateau
Mobile Police officers from Mopol 81 opened fire on herders around Maraban Dare community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one Adamu Mato and injuring two others on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told Daily Trust that they were grazing when the mobile police officers stormed the grazing field and opened fire on them, adding […]
Mobile Police officers from Mopol 81 allegedly opened fire on herders around Maraban Dare community in Plateau State, killing one man and injuring two others on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses reported that the herders were grazing when the officers stormed the field and began shooting, forcing the herders to flee their cattle. Adamu Mato, one of the victims, was shot and killed without provocation.
Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), condemned the attack as a deliberate act to intimidate herders and damage their businesses. Babayo specifically named the victims as Adamu Mato, Abba Jafar, and Adamu Abubakar, and requested a thorough, impartial investigation into the incident.
He also accused Mopol 81 officers of unlawful arrests and burning of houses across various local government areas, expressing concern over a pattern of actions targeting the Fulani community in Plateau State.
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