Herdsmen Set Village Ablaze, Kill Four In Adamawa

A Fulani herdsman

Some suspected herdsmen have unleashed another terror on Kikon community, in the Numan Local Government of Adamawa State, burnt down the village and killed four.

Naija News gathered that the herdsmen invaded the village in the midnight around 1am on Sunday.

A community source said the assailants drove into the town on motorcycles, launched the attack and carted away foodstuffs and livestock belonging to the community.

However, a community leader, Dr John Gamsa, told Punch that the security operatives deployed in the community did nothing during the attack.

He said, “The deployment of five units of mobile policemen in our area was meant for the protection of Fulani herdsmen.

“The soldiers drafted to this area were just sitting and watching while the herdsmen have their fill of blood.

“As far as I am concerned, the only job of the policemen is to attack members of the community when they want to fight back against the Fulani herdsmen.

“Since the IG deployed his men in this area, the attacks have increased. The Federal Government is not sincere enough as it has not done anything to stop the attacks.”

Confirming the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Othman Abubakar, said four people were killed in the incident.