A herdsman, 50 cattle and sheep were massacred at Fanzo community in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State.
A herder Alhaji Dan-Azumi lost 21 cows in the attack, while another herdsman was wounded during herding in the area.
Dan-Azumi said, “The gunmen suddenly stormed the area and started shooting. They killed one of the herdsmen and injured another. The gunmen also took away more than 50 of the cattle. Some of them died, while others were slaughtered because they already had bullet wounds. It was an unprovoked attack.
However, he said the Sector Four Commander held a meeting with them and appealed to them not to engage in another attack, with the assurance that the incident would be investigated.
Dan-Azumi said: “We are law-abiding citizens and we call on the security in the area to thoroughly investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators to justice. We also call on the security forces to retrieve our stolen cattle.
The state chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, appealed to security agencies to identify, apprehend and prosecute those behind the attack to deter others.
The spokesman of Operation Safe Haven, Major Samson Zhakom, was yet to respond to enquiry at the time of filing this report.