Two Fulani herdsmen were yesterday evening feared killed by suspected Ombatse militiamen in Wadugo community of Lafia North Development area bringing the total number killed in such sporadic attacks on herdsmen to eleven in less than a month across the state.

The state secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Mallam Husseini Mohammed, who disclosed this to media men in Lafia, said the herdsmen were on their way to Bauchi when they were ambushed by the militiamen who opened fire on them killing one on the spot while the other died shortly on the way to the hospital. As at the time of filing this report, the whereabouts of the third person is yet to be ascertained.

Mallam Mohammed said, “our Fulanimen were on the cattle route and did not veer into anybody’s farm but to their amazement they were attacked and the over one thousand cattle they were moving with were dispersed and are still in the bush in different locations”.

He added that this repeated act of provocation is unwarranted especially at a time when the leadership of the Fulani and Eggon communities have struck a truce to lay down their arms and embrace peace saying, “this is a great violation of our peace accord”.

One of the herdsmen who survived the attack, Mohammed Abubakar, told our reporter that the militiamen whisked away one of them but are not sure what would have become of him. The local head of the community, Abubakar Azumgbu, reported hearing gunshots at about 6pm Monday evening but could not say if the herdsmen were the target.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Michael Ada, confirmed the incident but said the identity of the attackers has not yet been established as investigation is still ongoing.

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i like this Ombatse people,

I reckon we'd not be hearing of Fulani herdsmen raids in and around the ombatse neighbourhood like happens in Kogi, Benue and Plateau states; you could say they've met their bloodthirsty match in those ombatse boys!

Even the Police have found out the hard way that these guys don't let their guard down even for a second, so cowardly raids in the dead of the night are out of the question!

Mehn na God go help us 4 dis country...everybody wan claim awareness

Can Fulanis stop grazing on people's farmlands? This is 2013. For how long would they remain nomads?

Nigerians do not realize that this is potentially another BH matter! Powerful elements in Nigeria are rallying behind the Fulanis and that is giving them the guts to continue to graze around, even on other people's farms. Why make money destroying other people's means of livelihood? There must be a solution.

This group would not have been if farmlands were not grazed. I dont want to take sides but there should be a solution for this grazing. The Fulanis need to buy land and keep ranches, or FG should buy for them. I also will not accept if I am a farmer and all my crop is destroyed by travelling nomads. Not in 2013, please!

Omabatse is needed to protect the middlebelt and east from Usman Danfodio like invasions

Wahala, Fulani merceneries usually take advantage of stuff like this to embark on senseless killings!

Let the other communities especially the Tivs hire Ombatse warriors to help them deal with the Fulanis that kill them at will
I am digging their style
This is the only thing they understand

Dubby6: Mehn na God go help us 4 dis country...everybody wan claim awareness

God have mercy on us in this country oooooo

I thought they said Ombatse militants don't use guns to attack their opponents, but knife.

Abeg make jona kuku ma Declare a state of emergency in all d northern state

The Fulani incursion into different places is another agenda to make Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan, I should think. He has to rise up to it and find a solution.

The only thing I ask is why it took us this long as a nation to discover this great Ombatse clan that we were blessed with
All the young men here should go there and marry wives and take up Ombatse lineage and procreate like crazy ,this tribe must grow in number

Inasmuch as i dont support violence, i av to applaud dz ppl. Those Fulanis shld know that they dont av the monopoly of violence. They av always been in the news for the wrong reasons.

Wily,Wily:
i like this Ombatse people,

SHOW ME UR FRIEND LET ME KNOW WHO U ARE

Omobatse like play like play don dey trend, my lil nephew wey him papa na police threaten him papa say if him flog am again him go report him papa to omobatse

Do they do maiguard business?
This is the man I want guarding my father's compound
2 Ombatse maiguards ,one in the township,one in our village,
Let anybody near and be prepared to descend to hell

See this thread is full of people supporting and inciting violence. However, you see them pretending to be lovers of peace when people they consider to be "of their kind" get killed. #Hypocrisy

All acts of violence should be curbed and decisively dealt with. Unfortunately, the GEJ I know is not very proactive.

Dee60: Can Fulanis stop grazing on people's farmlands? This is 2013. For how long would they remain nomads?

Nigerians do not realize that this is potentially another BH matter! Powerful elements in Nigeria are rallying behind the Fulanis and that is giving them the guts to continue to graze around, even on other people's farms. Why make money destroying other people's means of livelihood? There must be a solution.

This group would not have been if farmlands were not grazed. I dont want to take sides but there should be a solution for this grazing. The Fulanis need to buy land and keep ranches, or FG should buy for them. I also will not accept if I am a farmer and all my crop is destroyed by travelling nomads. Not in 2013, please!

This is so wrong! Grazin on farmlands isn't acceptable, but re u going to b importing beef?

Omabatse no send no body.if the fulani start any thing, the police killings will look easy on the eye compared to what the fine boys will do to those herdsmen. This should bring a stop in some way to the "Fulani Scourge" ravaging Nigeria especially the Middle-belt.

babyosisi:
Do they do maiguard business?
This is the man I want guarding my father's compound
2 Ombatse maiguards ,one in the township,one in our village,
Let anybody near and be prepared to descend to hell

misterh: Inasmuch as i dont support violence, i av to applaud dz ppl. Those Fulanis shld know that they dont av the monopoly of violence. They av always been in the news for the wrong reasons.

As much as you tried to mask it, your hypocrisy shines through like a million stars. A sincere person would call on the government to curb all acts of violence.

maclatunji: See this thread is full of people supporting and inciting violence. However, you see them pretending to be lovers of peace when people they consider to be "of their kind" get killed. #Hypocrisy

All acts of violence should be curbed and decisively dealt with. Unfortunately, the GEJ I know is not very proactive.

Maybe you need to have a car load of your relatives returned to you in pieces ,blown apart in a church or market place by Boko haram or shot in their farms by fulani herdsmen to understand that there is a limit to being politically correct.

Dee60: Can Fulanis stop grazing on people's farmlands? This is 2013. For how long would they remain nomads?

Nigerians do not realize that this is potentially another BH matter! Powerful elements in Nigeria are rallying behind the Fulanis and that is giving them the guts to continue to graze around, even on other people's farms. Why make money destroying other people's means of livelihood? There must be a solution.

This group would not have been if farmlands were not grazed. I dont want to take sides but there should be a solution for this grazing. The Fulanis need to buy land and keep ranches, or FG should buy for them. I also will not accept if I am a farmer and all my crop is destroyed by travelling nomads. Not in 2013, please!

This is so wrong! Grazin on farmlands isn't acceptable, but re u going to b importing beef?

Good development!

nice one....fulani need to be deleted ....na payback time with all the trouble they have been causing

I don't support violence but I've never imagine it dat fulani's are no match for Ombatse clan! Attacking our police is wat I dislike...