By Sahara reporters

The Chief of Jere, a Hausa settlement in
Southern Kaduna region of Kaduna state,
Dr. Sa’ad Usman and husband of Senator
Nenadi Usman is said to have been
attacked this afternoon. A credible source
in Kagarko local government area
confirmed the attack.
The source said at first there was belief
that the Chief may have been killed,
however it was later confirmed that he is
alive but had sustained injuries.
Although actual information of the attack is
still sketchy, a source in the headquarters
of the State Security Service (SSS) in
Abuja said the attack is connected to
certain crises brewing in Jere town and
environs over land allegedly being
forcefully claimed by the Fulani traditional
ruler in a Koro and Gbagyi stronghold.
The SSS source said, “There are several
security reports at our disposal that
serious crisis is brewing in the area, the
Gbagyi people wrote us that their ancestral
lands are being seized by the Fulani Chief
and that nothing is being done to address
the crisis. And so it is possible this is part
of the problem or it could be a case of
gunmen attacking. Our Command in
Kaduna has been alerted to make a
preliminary investigation.”
As at the time of publishing this report,
armed soldiers and police have been
deployed to the area, while medical
personnel are attending to the injured
traditional chief.

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