19 killed in Nasarawa as Fulani, villagers renew hostilities

At least, 19 persons were believed to have been killed in a renewed attack carried out by suspected gunmen in Nasarawa State last weekend.

The gunmen attacked Uoosu village in the Keana Local Government Area.

Apart from the killings, the herdsmen also burnt down Uoosu village and laid ambush on the Keana-Korta Road, where they shot at people on sight.

Findings show that the renewed hostility erupted after two Fulani herdsmen were allegedly murdered while grazing on a cassava farm belonging to a Tiv man in a village along the Udei-Daudu Road in Benue State.

It was learnt that the attack on Uoosu village by the Fulani was to avenge the death of two of their kinsmen. Meanwhile, the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Ismaila Numan, said only three people were killed and that the command had commenced investigation into the incident.