Farmers-Herders Clash Claims Eight Lives in Kebbi
Police said a dispute over damaged crops and a stabbing sparked reprisals that killed eight people and burned several bodies beyond recognition.
- On Monday, a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, claimed eight lives. The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday, with security operatives rescuing five individuals during the unrest.
- The violence reportedly began after a dispute regarding cattle grazing on a farm owned by Alhaji Aminu Ala. Herder Yaron Buba-Dogo allegedly stabbed Ala in the neck during an altercation over destroyed crops, triggering immediate retaliatory attacks.
- Outraged residents attacked the herder, killing him and setting his body ablaze, before targeting other Fulanis. Despite security interventions, four additional persons were killed and their bodies "burnt beyond recognition," while two more corpses were later recovered from a farmland.
- Following the unrest, the Kebbi State Government imposed a curfew on the affected community. Security agencies deployed a joint operation to maintain peace, while investigations into the killings are currently ongoing to identify those responsible.
- Commissioner of Police Umar Hadejia urged residents to remain peaceful and law-abiding, assuring that those found culpable would be brought to justice. While normalcy is gradually returning to Gulma, security personnel continue intensive patrols and surveillance operations to ensure stability.
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Kebbi: Eight killed in farmers-herders clash
Eight persons have been killed during a clash between farmers and herders in the Gulma community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The incident occurred around 3pm on Monday, when a herder, Yaron Buba Dogo, allegedly allowed his cattle to stray into the farmland of one Alhaji Aminu Ala, destroying crops. It was gathered that a confrontation ensued, during which the farmer was fatally stabbed on the neck. Following the incident, so…
Eight dead, five rescued in farmers-herders clash in Kebbi
The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of eight persons in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the victims comprised one farmer and seven herders, while five persons, including a woman, were rescued by security operatives during the unrest. Usman …
Farmers-herders clash claims eight lives in Kebbi
No fewer than eight people have been killed following a clash between farmers and herders in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The violence reportedly erupted after a herder allegedly stabbed a farmer to death on his farmland, triggering a reprisal attack by members of the farming community on Fulani settlements in the area. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bashir Usman, said t…
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