Two herders, several cattle killed in Plateau attack
Two herders and several cattle have reportedly been killed after gunmen attacked the Tafawa community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday night. The Plateau State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday. According to Babayo, the attackers invaded […] Two herders, several…
A deadly attack in Plateau State left two herders and a number of cattle dead, according to reports. The incident occurred in the Tafawa community of Riyom Local Government Area on Wednesday night. Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Plateau State, detailed the attack to journalists on Thursday.
Babayo stated that the assailants stormed the victims' home, fatally shot two men and made a swift retreat before emergency services could respond. The MACBAN leader expressed alarm over the frequency of assaults on Fulani communities within the state, stressing the need for those responsible to face justice. He emphasized that MACBAN would not stand idly by as more lives continue to be lost, urging the Nigerian Army's 3 Division and the Operation Enduring Peace command to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
The association also solicited a heightened security presence in Tafawa and other susceptible regions to deter future attacks.
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