A pregnant woman and five other persons have lost their lives in a feud between herders and farmers in Farin Dutse, Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa State.
The development left scores wounded while houses, motorcycles and other properties were destroyed.
A statement by the State’s Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel said a police operational pick-up van was razed during the mayhem.
The Command further disclosed that its personnel recovered six bodies from the incident.
DSP Nansel gave the names of the victims recovered as Simeon Madaki, Ayawu Senior, Sunday Wa’azu, Vincent Sunday, Taimako Senior, and Filibus Jatau Mai’anguwa.
He added that some houses, shops, motorcycles, and a car were also vandalised during the attack.
Nansel stressed that three persons identified as Samaniya Wa’azu, Vincent Ezekiel, and Johnson Maikasuwa who were injured in the fracas were rescued and taken to a medical centre for treatment.
“To ensure law and order, the area has been reinforced with personnel from the Mobile Police of 69 PMF Toto, alongside other police operatives and the military, who are currently patrolling the vicinity.
“However, in the course of the intervention, the mob vandalised police patrol vehicle and later set fire to a nearby Ruga settlement where the suspect, Sani, resided. This led to the unfortunate death of one Azumi Allah Gaba and her unborn child,” the PPRO explained.
