The wave of attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen has swept to
Niger State where nine members of Kushaka village were killed in a
pre-dawn raid on Thursday.
The attack occurred at about 1am when the herdsmen numbering over 100
invaded the sleepy town and started pursuing anybody on sight in the
Process, nine persons were axed to death while one was left with
injuries.
When contacted, the Niger state Police Public Relation Officer, ASP
Richard Oguche confirmed the incident and said the command has launched
an investigation on the attacks which took the town by surprise.
To forestall further attacks, Mr Oguche disclosed that a detachment of
over 200 Police officers from the command have been dispersed to the
community.
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