At least 30 houses have been burnt and
several other properties including farmlands destroyed in the aftermath
of a fresh feud between Fulani herders and the native Irigwe of Miango
Community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The fresh development has forced the
Governor of the state to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the local
government to forestall escalation.
A resident of the community Mr. Moses
Adi while narrating the recent onslaught on the community said it may
not be unconnected with previous killings in crisis in Ancha Village of
the local government in which a Fulani boy was killed leading to a
reprisal that claimed over 20 lives.
He said that since the incident there
has been pockets of killings around the villages in the community as
some where attacked and killed in their farmlands and on their ways to
the markets.
He said the recent incident happened on
Friday when suspected herders swooped on the villages attacking and
burning their houses, adding that over 30 houses were razed by fire in
the attack.
Adi said that the Soldiers drafted to
the area have not helped matters as they have conducted house-to-house
search collecting the few weapons they have in their houses for
self-defense, thereby making them vulnerable to attackers.
The military Special Task Force (STF),
which confirmed the attack, said more soldiers have been drafted to the
area to maintain peace, noting that eight persons have been arrested in
connection with the recent attack.
Spokesman of the force, Captain Umar
Adam added that the soldiers are also conducting vehicular checks at
various checkpoints mounted in the community.
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