By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja
Twenty-three persons have been feared dead as
suspected militia, believed to be herdsmen
invaded Tawari Community in Kogi LGA, of Kogi
State at the early hour of Friday.
The Administrator of the local government, Musa
Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, however,
said 19 persons died in the midnight invasion.
The militia also burnt down the palace of the
third class chief, Yusuf Idris alongside several
other houses in the area.
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Sources from the community believed the militia
invasion to be a reprisal attack by herdsmen
whose kinsmen were killed along Lokoja – Abuja
federal highway recently by security agencies.
Vigilantes from Tawari community were said to
have killed the herdsmen whom they alleged were
kidnappers; a development that must have
angered the militia to attack the community.” The
source said
The source also said one of the herdsmen was
killed and his body mutilated by suspected
ritualists around the community last year, which
the herdsmen pointed accusing fingers at the
Tawari community, and threatened reprisal.
“But following persistent persuasion by the
community head, Alhaji Yahaya Tawari, against a
reprisal, the herdsmen lived in the community
with their host community in peace until a few
days ago when they started moving out en
masse.
“While efforts were made to pacify them as to
their reason for the mass movement, the
herdsmen said their movement was a way of life,
assuring that it had no ulterior motives.
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“But the killing of the herdsmen suspected to be
kidnappers terrorising motorists along the Lokoja
– Abuja federal highway four days ago must have
angered the herdsmen, who alleged that the
misfortune of their colleagues killed as suspected
kidnappers was made possible by information
from the Tawari community; reason for the
reprisal in the wee hours of yesterday.”
Eye witness account put the dead at twenty-
three, but the administrator however confirmed
nineteen, described the incident as very
unfortunate, assured that efforts are on to return
life to normalcy.
As at the time of report military personnel has
been deployed to the community, while the Kogi
state Commissioner of Police was on ground to
monitor the situation and provide support.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/23-killed-as-suspected-militia-attack-kogi-community/

Nawa ooo, this new year?

What is really happening in this Godforsaken country? So nobody to checkmate this fulani excessive killings any longer? Ok �

Aftermath of Us Airstrikes on Iran's general.

Fulanis carrying out jihad on Christians. US of A should come for Christian's rescue in Nigeria, they are being maimed and killed by Buhari, the head of Fulani terrorists.

Bigflamie:
Aftermath of Us Airstrikes on Iran's general.

Fulanis carrying out jihad on Christians.

Did u cross over to 2020 without ur common sense or reasoning?

Bigflamie:
Aftermath of Us Airstrikes on Iran's general.

Fulanis carrying out jihad on Christians.

In your stupid head, the community is a Muslim community, for God sake why don't you pretend to behave like a human being for ones.

when the post made the FrontPage showing Fulani herdsmen armed with Ak47 that were arrested for kidnapping by local vigilante ( https://www.nairaland.com/5610898/vigilante-group-arrests-3-suspected) , i knew this would be the next outcome, this is exactly how the problem in Zamfara started.