The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Barikin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State., Muhammad Adamu, has been killed on Wednesday.
The State Chairman of the group, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, revealed this, adding that Adamu was killed at his residence in Barikin Ladi after breaking his fast.
Babayo condemned the incident and called on the security agencies to investigate and arrest the perpetrators of the crime.
This latest killing of MACBAN leader in Plateau is coming ten days after the Kawara State Chairman, Idris Abubakar Sakaina was killed in four front of his residence in Oke-Ose, Oke-Oyi town of Ilorin East Local Government Area in addition to four other Fulani cattle breeders were killed in Kwara State.
A youth leader in the community, Alhaji Danjuma Ibrahim, said Adamu’s remains had been deposited at the Barikin Ladi General Hospital ahead of his burial on Thursday.
Danjuma, while condemning the incident, recalled that this is the third time the chairman had been targeted by gunmen, but they were previously unsuccessful.
He said, “The gunmen attacked him and shot him severely in the body. There are bullet wounds on the body. After they shot him, they fled the area. Security personnel, including police and soldiers, have responded because we were together with them at the hospital when he was rushed to the hospital.”
The youth leader described the attack on the MACBAN chairman as unfortunate, disclosing that while alive, “he played a vital role in ensuring peace within the Barikin Ladi area. His demise will continue to linger in our memory because of his significance to sustaining peace in the community. “
The state spokesperson of the state police, DSP Alabo Alfred, was yet to respond to inquiry as at press time.
