About 20
people were killed and over 70 houses were burnt by gunmen suspected to
be Fulani attackers on Friday night in Arikya and Anshangwa villages in
Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
According to the Punch, many residents were displaced in the attack which occurred around 11 pm.
The incident took place barely six days after
Fulani invaders, numbering over 200, raided Gidan Gambo, 30 kilometres
away from Lafia, the state capital, killing 10 people, razing over 50
houses and leaving hundreds displaced.
One of the insurgents, Abdullahi Buldi, who
was captured by the youths during the attack on Gidan Gambo, said that
they were hired to attack Eggon communities in the state.
The Punch’s source, who did want his name in
print, said the attack at Arikya and Ashangwa was a reaction to the
capture of Buldi by Eggon youths.
An eyewitness of the incident, Alaku Alumbugu,
who escaped to Lafia, said the Fulani attackers shot sporadically in
all directions.
“As I speak to you I don’t know the
whereabouts of my family members. The attackers were too many and they
were shooting in all directions. I took to my heels,” the eyewitness
said.
Reportedly one of the correspondents saw some
of the displaced persons taking refuge at the headquarters of Eggon
Local Government Area of the state with their bags and other valuables
on their heads. Some had their babies strapped to their back.
However, according to the Police Public
Relations Officer of Nasarawa State Command, Ismaila Numan, who
confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, stated that there was
no casualty and that few houses were burnt.
An Assistant Superintendent of Police added that security personnel had been deployed in the area to restore peace and order.
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