NO fewer than three Fulani persons including nine cows have been killed in Egume in Dekina local government council of Kogi State by some unkwon gunmen.
The Assistant Secretary of the Mytti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Kogi State chapter, Mallam Ademu Abubakar who spoke unbehalf of the Chairman.Alhaji Wakili Yusuf Damina disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.
According to him, on the 14 of this month, which is on Thursday, at about 8am some gunmen heavily armed with guns and other dangerous weapons invaded Fulani community at Ofanwa Elubi in Egume opened gun fire on the Fulani people and killed three persons on the spot while about nine cows were also killed during the deadly attack.
He noted that many people were injured which lasted for several minutes stressing that this was another attack on his people.
“This was another attack on our innocent members who are grosomely killed in their cool blood on the 14th May 2020. The repeated killings of our people / members in igala land is becoming un bearable .
“This time around they lunch the attach at our camp , they starting shooting at them without any offence at all. Those killed during the attack include Tine Idris, Fatu Idris and Abdulkareem Saleh.
He mentioned that the attack was reported to the DPO at Police station in Egume for prompt action adding that the DPO quickly organised his men and took the corpses to the station before taken them to the hospital.
He also disclosed that during the last attack sometimes on the 10 the of March, 2020, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police CP Ede Ayuba visited the fulani community where the incident happened and promised to apprehend the perpetrators that attacked the community.
He therefore appealed to the state government to rescued them from attack.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command, William Ayah while confirming the attack said three persons and nine cows were killed during the attack on fulani community.
He added that the Commissioner of Police have deployed fully armed men to the area to avoid further attack stressing that the command is already hunting those behind the attack.
