Fulani herdsmen kill
44 in a fresh attack on
four villages in Taraba
state
– President Buhari’s
aide describes Agatu
communal clashes as
unfortunate

Fulani herdsmen attacked
four villages in Taraba
state, killing scores of
people.
Following the attacks on
Angai and Ndole villages
in Gashak local council
area a large number of
the local population has
reportedly fled to the
The actions of Fulani
herdsmen have been
described as more
devastating than Boko
Haram following the
continued killings of
neighbouring Cameroon
and other villages in
Nigeria.
While the exact number
of victims is yet to be
confirmed by the
government, sources said
that about 44 people
have been feared killed
with several numbers of
houses and domestic
animals burnt. numbers of killed people.
He said: “It is true that
there was an attack by
the herdsmen, but for
now, I don’t have the full
details of the crisis, so I
cannot tell you the
number of casualties
now.”
Joseph Kwaji, the police
officer, confirmed the
development, saying that
there was an attack by
the herdsmen, but could
not determine the
Sources close to villages
who escaped the
onslaught said that the
herdsmen ignited the
crisis “when one of them
was prevented from
raping a woman.”
In related development,
Mariam Marsha,
President Muhammadu
Buhari’s assistant on
displaced people, has
defined the Agatu
communal clashes as
unfortunate and not in
the character of
Nigerians. “And it’s something that
we need to work
together both within the
community at the
government level, state
and federal levels, but
also within the
communities.
“It’s unfortunate because
this is very unlike
Nigerian, violence of this
nature is terror and it is
not something that is a
part of us,” she said.
“The community leaders,
religious leaders are also
people that can be very
influential in changing the
narrative.
She further added:
“When issues like this
occur it’s important that
there is justice, law and
order must prevail and
there is justice. “It’s not something that
one would wish for
anyone but it’s as I said
again, is very unlike
Nigerians and we need to
do our best to push back
“And when that is seen
to have been done, than
people have the feeling
of being looked after,
people have the feeling
of being considered.
against this kind of
incident in the future.”
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Fulani herds men A.k.A the untouchables