Tension in Nasarawa over killing of Fulani herdsman
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Sun, 07/01/2012 - 21:46 The victim, identified as Hassan Muazu, who was said to be grazing his cattle in company with two of his brothers, was reportedly murdered on suspicion of being responsible for the death of a middle-aged Afo man in the area, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press time.
Unconfirmed reports indicated that the Fulani herdsman might have been killed in error, as the Afo native was allegedly discovered later to have died of a snake bite in his farm, after Muazu had been killed and his body thrown into the River Benue. The Udeni Magaji Police Station was also set ablaze by the rampaging villagers.
Tension, however, mounted at the weekend, amid fears of a reprisal attack by the Fulani's, just as the Nasarawa State Police Command warned against any further acts of violence. Police deputy spokesman for the command, Cornellius Ocholi, who confirmed the incident, said the police was ready to deal decisively with any group or individual who acted in breach of the law.
But the Secretary General of Mayetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association in Nasarawa State, Muhammed Hussein, has appealed to his people not to engage in reprisal attacks. In an interview with Daily Sun, Hussein also urged security agencies to ensure that there was no breakdown of law and order in the area.
Meanwhile, the corpse of the Fulani herdsman has been recovered from the River Benue and buried according to Islamic rites. Source
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