Cattle rustlers kill 25-year-old herder, cow in Plateau attack

A 25-year-old herder identified arsenic Safiyanu Abubakar has been killed by suspected cattle rustlers pursuing an onslaught successful Gora village, Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The cattle rustlers besides allegedly killed 1 cattle during the attack.

Zagazola Makama, a information analyst, successful a station connected X connected Friday, quoted information sources arsenic saying that the incidental occurred astatine astir 9:30 a.m. connected October 1, portion the herder was grazing his cattle successful the area.

According to Makama, “Troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, Operation Enduring Peace, reportedly responded to a distress study and proceeded to the scene, wherever they recovered Abubakar dormant from gunshot wounds.”

He further explained that the troops besides discovered that 1 cattle had been killed, portion different sustained gunshot wounds during the attack, adding that the assailants had fled earlier the accomplishment of the information personnel.

The deceased’s assemblage and the affected cattle were subsequently evacuated and handed implicit to members of his family.

According to the information sources, intelligence-gatherin...