ACF Urges FG to Investigate Killing of Pastoralists in Nasarawa John Shiklam in Kaduna The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoral
The Arewa Consultative Forum , has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoralists and butchers in Ekye Development Area, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The ACF, while condemning the killings, said “in a serious country, the death of one person is enough to attract the attention and intervention of the government.” “To our knowledge only government has the power to deploy armed drones. The circumstances surrounding the killing of pastoralists, who went to Makurdi, the Benue State capital to retrieve 1250 impounded cattle from the Benue Livestock guards after paying a fine of N29 million to guards.
“This incident came barely six months after a similar incident in which hundreds of livestock were killed when a helicopter gunship belonging to the Nigerian Air force from the Makurdi Base Operation carried out the strike, killing and wounding the animals and some herders in Awe also in Nasarawa State,” the statement said.
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