Five people has been confirmed dead in a fresh bloody clash that erupted between the fulani herdsmen and some indigenes of Tungan Malam, a popular cattle market in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger state.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the herdsmen attacked and killed an Imam and 20 other people in a village in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger state
A source disclosed that the clash erupted as result of a fight between a herdsman and a villager.
According to the source, a young herdsman stabbed the other boy, which infuriated the villagers. The villagers mobilized and came for a reprisal attack, during which dangerous weapons were freely used leaving four of the herdsmen dead.
The Niger state Police Command who confirmed the incident said the killing took place at a drinking joint within the community.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Bala Elkana, denied the death of the first boy who was stabbed by the herdman said. “All I can tell you is that this morning (yesterday) four people were confirmed dead, but I am not aware if anyone died in the hospital,”
According to the PRO, three people have been arrested in connection with the disturbance, adding that investigation into the clash is still going on. He added that a detachment of mobile policemen has since been drafted to the troubled area. He called on the villagers to go about their businesses, saying their lives and properties are secured.
