Suspected Fulani mercenaries, on Tuesday evening, ambushed residents of Ashige community in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State, killing nine women and five others, majority of whom were Koro by tribe.
It was gathered that the marauders, stormed the community, killing anybody at sight, burning houses and injuring others.
The daredevil gunmen laid siege on innocent farmers, who were returning home at about 5:00p.m around River Ashangwa.
One of the witnesses, Gimba Audu, who conveyed the corpses of his kinsmen to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia, the state capital, told Tribune that his younger brother was one of those attacked by the assailants and was currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Lafia after he sustained a gunshot wound on the head.
Another survivor, Mr Michael Danladi, said “Fulani men attacked us on our way back from the farm at about 5:00p.m, shooting sporadically at us and killed nine instantly”.
“Nine other persons sustained various degrees of injury and have been taken to private hospitals in Lafia and Ashige for treatment, while five persons are still unaccounted for”, he lamented in an emotion laden voice.
While speaking with newsmen, a councillor representing Ashige/Ugah in Lafia Local Government legislature, Honourable Juliana Esla Dauda, said “after I was informed this morning, I went to the specialist hospital and counted nine dead bodies and as I am speaking with you, the matter has been reported to the police who told us they are on top of the situation.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ugochukwu Theodore, confirmed the attack, but said the information was still sketchy, assuring that the police would get to the root of the matter.
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