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At least four persons have been confirmed dead while several others injured as farmers and herdsmen clash in Sabon Daga village in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to a report by Vanguard newspaper, weapons such as Dane guns, bows and arrows, cutlasses, daggers among others, were said to be freely used by the warring parties in the fight which broke out yesterday morning and lasted for hours.
The elders of the community, police and other security agencies has however intervened
The state Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the attack said Fulani and Gbagyi elders in the area have also intervened by summoning an emergency meeting of their respective people in order to forestall any possible reprisal attacks that could lead to further bloodshed now or in the future.
However the report added that despite the intervention by security and elders in the area, tension is still very high as both parties vowed to resist any trespass and/or resistance, as the case may be.
Recall that few days ago, cattle rustlers attacked Angwa Umadi village in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, killing a Senior Secondary School 2 student and injuring 15 others.
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