Unknown gunmen have killed seven herders and over forty cows in Plateau State, Oceanicnews reports.
The attack took place on Thursday evening, in Choi Village, Jos South Local Government Area of the State.
The Plateau state Police Spokesperson, ASP Ubah Gabriel who confirmed the attack said that five cows were killed during the attack.
He said:
“On 1/7/2021, the Plateau State Police Command received a report of an attack at Chol Village Vwang District of Jos South L.G.A by yet to be identified armed men.
“Unfortunately, six persons and five cows were shot dead. Team of Policemen and STF sector 6 personnel were immediately deployed to the location to beef up security. An investigation is ongoing to trail the perpetrators of the act and bring them to justice.”
But the Chairman of Coalition for Fulani Group in Nigeria, Abdulkarim Bayero has a different version of the incident as he said that over forty cows were killed by the armed attackers.
According to Daily Trust, Abdullahi Jubrin, the father of one of the deceased, narrated that the incident occurred when the victims were rearing their cattle.
He said suddenly a J5 peugeot vehicle got to the area and dropped some gunmen who started shooting sporadically.
“The gunmen killed seven herders. Only a 15-year-old boy survived the attack. The gunmen also killed more than 40 cattle. They killed the victims for nothing because they were just grazing. The attackers left the scene of the incident after committing the atrocity,” he adde