Suspected
Fulani herdsmen in an early morning raid have sacked nine predominantly farming
communities in Dekina local government area of Kogi East Senatorial District,
killing 22.
The herdsmen
who raided the communities were said to have carried out the attack in the
early hours of Monday, November 9, 2015, killing 22 and wounding scores.
Most of the
displaced community members have reportedly taken refuge in neighbouring areas.
Briefing
journalists at the National Assembly, representatives of the affected
communities led by Barrister Usman Ibrahim and Silas Ahiaba stated that the
affected communities are distressed and require the urgent intervention of the
state and federal governments.
Ibrahim said:
“We are all talking from the position of distress. As we speak, our fathers,
grandfathers, parents and loved ones have been chased away from their ancestral
homes where they have existed for over 200 years.
“In the early
hours of Monday, the communities were greeted with the invasion by heavily
armed Fulani herdsmen who killed and maimed so many. As at today, 22 people
have been confirmed dead, with several others either injured or missing. Right
now, we are refugees in our own land.”
Ibrahim who is
a Committee Clerk in the National Assembly said the response from the state
government has so far been skeletal.
“The state
government has been fully briefed on this matter. But whether they have been
able to make any inroad is still not certain because our people are still displaced.
“As at today
(Wednesday), a few policemen went to the places but no form of arrest has been
made so far. There has not been any fruitful response from government at all
levels.
“We want the
federal government to intervene and return our families home in one piece.
That’s the humble appeal we are making”, he said.
The affected
communities are: Agojeju, Ikpoba, Ojeh, Ajomojayi, Ajadaji, Idochi, Ojiyanawo,
Ulaja and Oganenigu in Dekina/Bassa federal constituency.
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