Gunmen reportedly killed three Fulani herdsmen at Unguwan
Maiyashi village, Fantsuwam Chiefdom, in Jema'a Local Government
and Madakiya community in Zangon Kataf LGA, all in southern part of
Kaduna State.
It was gathered that the incident at Ungwar Miayasihi,
took place at about 4pm on Saturday when the herdsmen were grazing their
cattle inside a bush.
It was learnt that their corpses were later traced to a
river by security agencies on Sunday.
When contacted for confirmation, the Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Aliyu Usman, ASP, said some suspects had been
arrested in connection with the incident.
Usman added that more policemen had been deployed in the
area to avert any form of reprisal or break down of law and order.
The spokesman said the suspects would be charged to court as
soon as investigations were completed.
Meanwhile, while reacting to the incident, the umbrella body of
the fulani, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of
Nigeria National and Kaduna State chapter have condemned the
recent killing of two Fulani youths who were grazing their cows by youths from
Unguwan Yashi, Fantsuwam chiefdom of Jemaa LGA on Saturday.
They gave the names of those killed as Anas Shuaibu
(20) and Yahaya Musa (14).
In a statement signed by Assistant National Secretary, Ibrahim
Abdullah and Haruna Usman, the state (Kaduna) chairman, they noted that the
association condemned the cowardly attacks and called on the security
agencies to fish out the culprits.
It said, "The association wishes to commend the efforts of
the youth leader of the community who supported the security agencies in
fishing out the suspected killers and called on the Fulani to exercise
restraint and remain law abiding as the relevant authorities are working round
the clock to ensure that justice is done.
"The association called on the media to always report these
aggressions rather than reporting only one side. We observed that when Fulani's
are attacked the press will be silent but when there is reprisal or retaliation
it is blown out of proportion thus portraying the aggrieved as the
aggressors."
Meanwhile, three armed robbers were killed on Sunday morning
after a gun battle with the men of the vigilante group between Agbede and
Oshokoshoko Road in Kogi State.
The armed robbers, who wore masks, blocked the Agbede and
Oshokoshoko Road between 12 midnight and 1 am on Sunday and robbed passengers
of their belongings.
An eyewitness, who was also a victim, told newsmen that their
vehicle ran into the three armed robbers, who robbed them and other travellers
of their possessions.
It was further gathered that the vigilante men who were not far
from the scene confronted the robbers in a gun battle.
The source added that all the three armed robbers were killed by
the Vigilante men before the arrival of the men of the Special Anti- robbery
Squad to the scene.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police
Command, Mr. Williams Ayah, while confirming the story, said the three armed
robbers were killed during the operation.
According to him, the District Police Officer of Kabba Police
Division, said he received a distress call and immediately deployed his men to
the crime scene
Ayah explained that the policemen combed the bush and discovered
the bodies of the dead robbers, who had been killed by the men of the vigilante
group.
He said that their bodies
had since been delivered to the Area Command Office of Nigeria Police Force in
Kabba
