Five killed as herdsmen attack Nasarawa

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed five persons dead in a fresh attack on Kadarko village and environs in Obi Local Government of the state. Mr Kennedy Idirisu, the command’s spokesman, told reporters on Wednesday in Lafia that the attackers suspected to be armed herdsmen invaded the village last night and shot everyone on sight. “The command has deployed adequate personnel to quell the attacks. Relative normalcy had returned to the area. We have also arrested three suspects in connection with the Kadarko attacks,” he said.

According to him, the State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Ahmed Bello, was already on his way to the affected areas for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. A resident of Kadarko village, who spoke on the incident, said that trouble started when a 17- year-old boy had his arm chopped off by unknown persons suspected to be herdsmen. The source, who craved anonymity, said that the attackers later stormed the village at night, shooting sporadically at anyone on sight. “Even the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp was not spared,” he said, adding that many people were injured in the stampede as women and children scampered for safety.