Few days after an unknown aircraft bombed a village in Niger state, another an unidentified helicopter has bombed in Nasarawa State’s Ekye Development area, 51 ranchers.
The border between Nasarawa State and Benue State is shared by the Ekye Development Area in the Doma Local Government Area.
In the near vicinity of Doma local government area, a mass burial was organised.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, a spokesman for the Nasarawa Police, verified the development but was unable to determine the precise toll.
He claimed that on January 24, the tragic tragedy took place in the Rukubi community of the Doma LGA.
However, he asserted that the Police Command was collaborating with sister security organisations and the state government to identify the factors that caused the blast.
It is unfortunate that such a thing occurred, he said.
Reacting, the state governor, Abdullahi Sule said he was in touch with his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom with a view to bringing the situation under control.
He said, the sad incident which led to the death of many Fulani pastoralists, promise to ensure that those behind the killing of the herdsmen are apprehended and made to face the law.
According to Nation, Doma council Chairman, Ahmed Sarki-Usman, who condemned the attack, said: “It must be the activity of some bad elements in the area.
” The act is capable of causing unrest in the LGA but I particularly want to thank the Fulani people for being calm and allowing the government and security agencies to handle the issue.
“I assure them that we will get to the roots of the matter.” The state chairman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Horai, Ardo Lawal Dano, said “ Fulani people are law-abiding citizens.
We don’t like trouble, so let the government address the situation because we are really pained losing our loved ones.”
