No fewer than 27 Fulani herdsmen have been killed on Tuesday night after a bomb exploded along the border linking Nasarawa and Benue states in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure to our correspondent in Lafia on Wednesday.
He narrated that the sad incident happened on Tuesday at Rukubi community in Doma LGA.
He, however, said the state police command was collaborating with fellow security agencies and the state government to unravel the circumstances that led to the bombing and arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
He said: “It is unfortunate that this happened. 27 of the herdsmen were killed after a bomb exploded in Doma LGA. The police and other security agencies are constantly working to understand what caused the attack and to trace those who participated in the action.
Meanwhile, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has commented on the sad incident that led to the death of the Fulani herdsmen, vowing to ensure that those behind the killing of the herdsmen are apprehended and brought to justice.
The governor called on all Fulanis across the state to remain calm, saying the state government was working with the Benue State government to provide a lasting solution to the ongoing attacks on the people along the Nasarawa/Benue borders.
He added that security operations had been deployed to curb further breakdown of law and order in the area.
Sule said: “On behalf of the state government, I want to join the Fulani people across the state over the killings of their people by an unknown bomber. I want to assure them of the commitment of the state government to bring to light the perpetrators of these acts, to face the full wrath of the law.”
Speaking on the incident, the chairman of Doma LGA, Ahmed Sarki-Usman, who condemned the attack in its entirety, said: “It must be the activity of some bad elements in the area. The act is capable of causing unrest in the LGA, but I especially want to thank the Fulani people for remaining calm and allowing the government and security agencies to handle the matter. I assure them that we will get to the bottom of the matter.
The state president, Miyetti Allah Kautal Horai, Ardo Lawal Dano, who spoke to our correspondent about the incident, expressed shock at the bombing that killed his relatives.
He called on the federal and state governments to help arrest those who took part in the action, calm the situation and restore normalcy in the area.
“The Fulani people are law abiding citizens. We don’t like problems so let the government deal with the situation as we are really pained by the loss of our loved ones,” he added.
