Soldiers deployed in the Benue and Nasarawa states border have allegedly killed about six Fulani herdsmen and over 150 cows at Akpanagya, in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The acting Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa State Command, ASP Usman Samaila, who confirmed this in a telephone interview with The PUNCH in Lafia, said the command received information that the military personnel came from Benue and carried out the operation that led to the killing of six people suspected to be Fulani herders in the state.

He said the command did not know what really happened between the Fulani herders and the military men.

He said, “The command is aware of the incident that took place in the Keana Local Government Area of the state.
“I can confirm to you that our men went to the scene of the incident and recovered about six dead bodies killed by the suspected military men in the area.”

He described the incident as “a wild operation that was formed by the military personnel to prevent an unabated crisis between Fulani herders and Tiv farmers at Benue and Nasarawa states border.”
According to him, the command had already drafted its personnel to Keana Local Government Area of the state to avert any possible future crisis.

Reacting to the killings of their people and cows, the Chairman of the Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Nasarawa State Chapter, Mallam Muhammed Hussein, expressed sadness over the attack.
Hussein, while addressing journalists at the Association’s secretariat in Lafia on Wednesday, said, “We are not happy that six of our members were shot dead by some bad eggs who are in the military.

“If the military suspects any Fulani man for any crime, they should arrest and prosecute him and not to just kill like that.

“I am not aware of what led to the attack but I was informed that some soldiers just invaded a Fulani settlement and shot six of our people, including a traditional title holder in the Fulani community.

“We want the government to investigate and punish the soldiers who carried out the killing because we are not going to take it.”
He added, “If you claim that the Fulani people committed a crime, how about the cows, what did the cows do that they will kill 150 cows?”

However, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, said he had yet to be briefed on such an operation in Nasarawa and Benue states.

He promised to get back to our correspondent if such incident took place.
He said, “I have not heard anything from that general area. I will reach the brigade commanders and officers on the ground, but I have no record presently of such an incident.”

thesicilian:
Good news

Paperwhite:
"because we are not going to take it.”

Ladipodeal:


All security should be on standby and alert in the area before a reprisal attack take place. The criminals who killed innocent Herdman and their cattle should be arrested and tried.

Wiseandtrue:
After this Buhari's administration the unknown soldier will be known and appreciated!

If one unknown soldier can do this much imagine what the Nigerian Army could have achieved if really they put their mind to it

Please continue the good work! Like I said we will appreciate you fully after this administration hands over in 2019!

Besides we just hear about these accusations without pictures to equate it

Government of Propaganda

SalamRushdie:


The soldiers came on reprisal after those Herdmen killed two soldier who were on routine patrol and even removed their private parts and now The police is tying to make the Herdmen look like the victims ...please see the credible story below

https://www.nairaland.com/4584408/fulani-herdsmen-kill-2-soldiers#68849483

This country is messy right now

The soldiers knows how it feels right now what about the thousands of people killed, yet they felt no concern

No empathy

If they had disguised like this to retaliate on behalf of the people, the killings would have being a thing of the past, not only will the people sing their praises majority would have being forever indebted!

Wiseandtrue:
After this Buhari's administration the unknown soldier will be known and appreciated!

If one unknown soldier can do this much imagine what the Nigerian Army could have achieved if really they put their mind to it

Please continue the good work! Like I said we will appreciate you fully after this administration hands over in 2019!

Besides we just hear about these accusations without pictures to equate it

Government of Propaganda

SalamRushdie:


The soldiers came on reprisal after those Herdmen killed two soldier who were on routine patrol and even removed their private parts and now The police is tying to make the Herdmen look like the victims ...please see the credible story below

https://www.nairaland.com/4584408/fulani-herdsmen-kill-2-soldiers#68849483

Mylove55:
shebi the criminals in Nigeria like this,
The criminals in Nigeria should not cry when the herdsmen will level 5 communities.

The unknown soldiers were sponsored by the opposition party,

thesicilian:
Good news

Neoteny:


They said they killed herders.

Not fulani gunmen.

And you call this good news.

And if the armed bandits retaliate, you people would start with your crocodile tears