Gunmen killed 15-year-old herder, 13 cattle in Plateau – MACBAN

Plateau State section of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, connected Saturday, said gunmen suspected to beryllium “Berom Militias” attacked and killed a 15-year-old herder identified arsenic Sadi Aliyu, successful the Sabon Gidan Kanar assemblage of Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

According to the Chairman of MACBAN successful the state, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the onslaught which occurred precocious on Friday while the unfortunate and different herders were grazing livestock successful the area, besides near 13 cattle dormant and 11 others missing.

Babayo, who made the confirmation of the incidental successful a connection connected Saturday, said the assailants stormed the grazing tract and opened occurrence connected the herders without provocation, adding that the teenage herder was killed connected the spot, portion respective cattle were changeable dormant during the attack.

“The onslaught which Berom Militia carried retired was unprovoked arsenic determination were nary erstwhile incidents earlier then,” the MACBAN Chairman said.

“The victim, alongside his colleagues, was rearing cattle erstwhile the gunmen attacked them. They killed 1 herder and 13 cattle, portion astir 11 cattle are inactive missing,” Babayo added.

While condemning the attack, Babayo described it arsenic a menace to fragile bid and information successful the state.

He decried what helium described arsenic the continuous targeting of guiltless herders and their livestock whic...