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Wednesday 21 June 2017

Cows killed, houses destroyed and some persons displaced when Fulani herdsmen and militia crashed in Taraba state.


Some Fulani Herdsmen were displaced and scores of cows were allegedly  killed by Mambilla militia group in Sardauna local government areas of Taraba State, North east Nigeria, locals and officials have confirmed.

The violence is said to be between the Kakas and Fulani ethnic groups.

Reports had it that the Mambilla militia and youth attack was an alleged transfer of aggression against Fulani, following arrest of a Mambilla man by security agents for alleged breach of peace.

A simultaneous outbreak of violent erupted in several villages across Sardauna Local Government Area of the State on Sunday morning which left hundreds houses burnt, cows killed, while many people injured.

Though while normalcy gradually returns in the urban towns of Gembu and Nguroje reports say that there still pockets of attacks in remote villages.








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