22 people killed as Fulani Herdsman attacks 9 communities in Kogi state
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At least, 22 persons, including Women and Children, at the early hours of Monday, where reported dead, after suspected Fulani herdsmen, attacked nine communities in Dekina Local Council of Kogi State.
According to reports, the rampaging herdsmen were said to have gone on a killing spree across the rural communities where scores more are still missing.
The communities that were attacked by the herdsmen, are; Agojeju, Ikpoba, Ojeh, Ajomojayi, Ajadaji, Idochi, Ojiyanawo, Ulaja and Oganenigu.
Some concerned members of the community, led by one Mr. Usman Ibrahim, speaking to reporters at the National Assembly Complex at Abuja, said that their people, as a result of the attacks by the suspected herdsmen, have had to flee their ancestral homes, with fear of being killed
Ibrahim, in an interview with reporters, called on the government to come to their aid; “We are all in great distress and do not know what else to do.
"As we speak, our fathers, grandfathers, parents and loved ones have been killed or chased away from their ancestral homes where they have lived for over 200 years.
“In the early hours of Monday, our peaceful communities were invaded by heavily armed Fulani herdsmen who killed and maimed so many of us.
As at today, 22 people have been confirmed dead with several others either injured or missing. Right now, we are refugees in our own land.” He said.
The visibly distressed Ibrahim, who is also a Committee Clerk in the National Assembly, when asked by reporters, if there have been any form of response or intervention from the state government, said; the response from the state government has so far been of little or no significant effect.
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