25 people buried en-masse after herdsmenattack in Nasarawa

25 people, including women and children, were
killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen at
Arikya-Soni, a boundary area between
Nasarawa-Eggon and Lafia LGAs of Nasarawa
State yesterday Sunday November 9 in the
morning.
A mass burial was conducted for the victims
after their remains were recovered at Umme, at
about 1 pm, same day.
The victims, who are all from Eggon ethnic
community, were from Umme, Arugbadu and
Bakyano villages of Nasarawa Eggon local
government areas.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, of Nasarawa State command,
confirmed the incident and said investigation
had commenced to unravel the perpetrators of
the criminal act.
A survivor, Mrs. Saratu Mustapha, told
newsmen at Ashangbo clinic in the locality
where she is receiving treatment for gun shot
wounds, that she was returning from the farm
in company of her husband and sister on a
motorcycle when the gunmen attacked them.
She managed to escape into the bush but her
husband and her sister were among those
killed during the attack.
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