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Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by EdiAbali: 5:38pm On Apr 20, 2019
Robinson Filgona, Village Head of Bolon, told SaharaReporters: "At about 10 pm, some Fulani militants descended on our community, heavily armed and started shooting indiscriminately. Over 100 households in my community are now homeless because their houses have been burnt down. Our foodstuffs have also been burnt to ashes just like that; if you go round the village, you will see several of our houses are still on fire. My people need help, their food have been burnt and there is nothing to fall back to."



Suspected herdsmen have launched fresh attacks on three communities in Adamawa State, killing 15 people and injuring three others.

Among the dead are an elderly couple and their two granddaughters.

Survivors said their village of Bolon in Drmsa Local Government Area and neighbouring Bolki and Bujum villages within Numan Local Government Area were overrun on Wednesday night by heavily-armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

The assailants were said to have pounced on Bolon at about 10pm, shooting sporadically and torching more than 10 thatched houses, forcing surviving residents to flee for their lives.

Robinson Filgona, Village Head of Bolon, told SaharaReporters: "At about 10 pm, some Fulani militants descended on our community, heavily armed and started shooting indiscriminately.

"Over 100 households in my community are now homeless because their houses have been burnt down. Our foodstuffs have also been burnt to ashes just like that; if you go round the village, you will see several of our houses are still on fire. My people need help, their food have been burnt and there is nothing to fall back to."

Kwamoti Laori, lawmaker-elect for Numan/Demsa/Lamurde Federal Constituency, has lamented the frequent attacks and called on the authorities to restore security to the area.

In the same vein, Kate Mamuno, lawmaker-Elect for Demsa Sate Constituency, visited the community and faulted the lack of prompt response from security operatives.

"This is the third time this community has been attacked by this murderous group, yet they go away without being apprehended by the security," Mamuno said.

"Almost three-quarters of the village has been burnt down. These people need shelter, clothing, food, among other basic necessities because everything they have has been destroyed."

Narrating his ordeal, Alex James, a survivor, said: "I have been physically challenged, so I could not run. This place where you met me is where I was seated when the attack started and ended.

"At about 10pm, I started hearing gunshots all over the town and it kept coming closer; there was nothing I could do. About four of them came some few metres to my house but as God would have it, I heard one of the attackers calling on them to leave; that was how they left and I survived."

The police has confirmed the attack, as Othman Abubakar, its Public Relations Officer in the state, said: "The Police have been informed of the situation but we are yet to get details of the attack."



http://saharareporters.com/2019/04/20/herdsmen-kill-15-including-aged-couple-raid-three-adamawa-communities


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Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by Karrisleo(m): 6:04pm On Apr 20, 2019
Should we fry water
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by judgementyard(m): 6:08pm On Apr 20, 2019
na whao!
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by EdiAbali: 6:09pm On Apr 20, 2019
Karrisleo:
Should we fry water


You can roast water


The jihad will soon reach the South
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by Drshobz(m): 7:04pm On Apr 20, 2019
Nigeria my country
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by EdiAbali: 12:07am On Apr 21, 2019
Imagine 15 Nigerian citizens were slaughtered today and nairaland refuse to put it on their front page,

This is very bad
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by Hector09(m): 7:05am On Apr 21, 2019
Hausa and mud house, thats the reason they easilt burn down the houses, anyway its a family affairs
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by MoniqueSymone: 11:00pm On Jun 18, 2019
Hmm
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by JuicyDelight: 12:21am On Jun 19, 2019
God
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by KeliaATK: 12:45am On Jun 19, 2019
pray for Nigeria
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by SpirineChevonne: 1:16am On Jun 19, 2019
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Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by LaceyATK: 1:34am On Jun 19, 2019
Hector09:
Hausa and mud house, thats the reason they easilt burn down the houses, anyway its a family affairs



They don't spend money to build house
Re: Herdsmen 'kill 15' Including Aged Couple In Raid On Three Adamawa Communities by IvySherwood: 2:20pm On Aug 18, 2019

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