Herdsmen lost over 73 cows in Yamadaga village, Kadarko community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State when an attack was carried out by suspected cattle rustlers in the early hours of Sunday, January 29th 2018.
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Those mostly attacked by the cattle rustlers were herdsmen and report has it that at least two persons were allegedly kidnapped during the attack.
One of the cow owners, Ahmed Abdullahi mentioned that the rustlers attacked the village when the villagers were asleep.
He said: “I was sleeping and then I heard bullet sound everywhere, I didn’t see anybody but they killed my 73 cows, some of them were dispersed into the bush and I haven’t seen two of my children.”
Husseini Adamu, A chief in the village, Ardo of Yamadaga spoke with Channels TV, he said the attackers were about 1,000 and they attacked making use of dangerous weapons.
He said: “In the morning around 6:00 am, our children saw some Tiv people numbering up to 1,000 holding sophisticated weapons. They killed some cattle, went away with many.
“They even took motorcycles. Before I came, the place was already in chaos and we realised that at a spot they have killed 73 cows excluding the ones that they carted away with and also they went with two of our children.”
Ahmed Bello, the Commissioner of Police, Nassarawa state confirmed the report of the attack to Channels Television. He said investigation is ongoing to find out the attackers.
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