Twenty two people have been reportedly killed in an early morning attack by an armed group alleged to be Fulani herdsmen on 9 different communities in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi.

The herdsmen who raided the communities were said to have carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday, November 9th, 2015, killing 22 and wounding several others, while hundreds are said to be missing.

Briefing the House of Representatives Press Corps yesterday at the National Assembly, representatives of concerned members of the affected communities, led by Barrister Usman Ibrahim and Silas Ahiaba, stated that the people of the affected communities were in distress, having been chased away from their ancestral lands, and that they require the urgent intervention of the state and federal governments.

Addressing the media, Barrister Ibrahim said: “We are all talking from the position of distress. As we speak, our fathers, grandfathers, parents and loved ones have been chased away from their ancestral homes where they have existed for over 200 years.

“At early hours of Monday, the communities were greeted with an invasion of heavily armed Fulani herdsmen who killed and maimed so many. As of today, 22 people have been confirmed dead, several others either injured or missing. Right now, we are refugees in our own land.”

Asked if there has been any response or intervention from the state government, the visibly emotional bureaucrat who is also a Committee Clerk in the National Assembly said the response from the state government has so far been skeletal with little or no effect.

“The state government has been fully briefed on this matter. But whether they have been able to make any inroad is still not certain because our people are still displaced. As at yesterday, a few policemen went to the places but no form of arrest has been made so far. There has not been any fruitful response from governments at any level. We want the Federal Government to intervene and return our families home in one piece. That’s the humble appeal we are making,” he said.

On whether there has been conflict of that nature between the herdsmen and farmers in the past, the aggrieved indigene answered in the affirmative, saying that there has been confrontations in the past but nothing murderous.

“This is a period when the farmers harvest their farm produce and what the herdsmen do is to come and feast on the harvest. So it has always been an issue between them. However, this time they came to kill and destroy lives and property,” he said.

The group also lamented the lack of response by federal and state legislators representing the affected communities which fall within the Igala speaking areas of Kogi state.

“On whether we have informed our lawmakers, yes we have tried to contact them but they have been unavailable. I have made efforts to reach out to the State Assembly members and even the Representative and the Senator here, but we are yet to establish contact with them concerning this situation,” Mr. Ibrahim said.

The affected communities are Agojeju, Ikpoba, Ojeh, Ajomojayi, Ajadaji, Idochi, Ojiyanawo, Ulaja and Oganenigu respectively.

All affected communities are in Dekin/Bassa Federal constituency which is currently being represented by Hon. Benjamin Ikani Okolo in the 8th House of Reps; while Senator Abdulrahman Abubakar represents Kogi East in the 8th Senate. However, no form of legislative effort has emerged from either of them since the ugly incident occurred on Monday.

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Fulani Stop Killing our Kogi brothers o.............

Fulani here, Fulani there, Fulani everywhere. You na no dey tire?

To what do we owe these calamities befalling our dearest nation....

Does it mean the fresh breath that comes with this administration of change does not appeal to these folks or did they outrightly block their nostrils with the intentions of choking on the bad breath the have inhaled all along?

I weep for the souls lost to this senselessness

And some1 somewer will fault FFK's comments about fulani herdsmen

Now that their commander in chief is in power, they will continue to advance the cleansing. Only God knows the harm these Fulani had done to the Tiv farmers.

The atrocities and recklessness of these "elements" called Fulani herds men is far greater than the usefulness of beef in Nigeria. You can't believe these set of ppl are the ones responsible for most of the high way robberies, rape, cattle rustling, maiming... just name it! It's very disheartening that we are all fellow Nigerians, WE JUST DON'T THINK THE SAME WAY. Blame Lord Lugard. Oh God! we have sinned greatly, heal our land.

God help us

so boko haram bomb don finish. it's now Fulani herds men?? *sighs* I tire

Fulani not Igbos will divide this country. They will do it unconsciously.

Fulani AND THE BIAFRAUDIANS ARE THE SAME

Nawa o..
WE NEED MINISTRY FOR FULANI AFFAIRS o.. Buhari, over to you!!

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BUHARI NEED TO STOP THIS PEOPLE

Na wah o

Aha

K

God of War

Horrible!

Favparis:
Na dem dem, no wahala

Dem Dem how?

So Kogites are now Fulanis abi?

Dont be ignorant.

Besides, we're talking about lives here. Value it!

Horrible and gruesome!

L

Till now President Buhari has not been able to tell his kinsmen that he, by hook or crook, was declared the winner of the March, 2015 presidential elections in the country;
As such, was subsequently sworn in.

And that, as a result of that he is the 'substantive' president of Nigeria (even though he has just sworn in Ministers today with NO INTENTION whatever of allowing some of them to be substantive ministers).

Need I continue?

Baba, just use fulani language, assent, dialect, cow-talk or speech, use something to re-orientate them and to calm those your people down.

I know you are the president of both the good, the bad and the ugly people of Nigeria.

Fulani's are very gruesome and violent people

One of d herdsmen/tse tse fly is d president of Nigeria.
They r free to kill
Rape
Kidnap
Steal
Bomb
Etc.

Dekina...nysc tins

senseless killing.

Sad news

K

Buhari be like

Buhari should as a matter of urgency, call His boiz to order. They must not cause menace to Nigerians in all facet of life.

We Nigerians deserve better way of life than dis.