He noted that many people were injured in the attack which lasted for several minutes, stressing that this was among several attacks on his people.
The Assistant Secretary of Mytti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, , Kogi State chapter, Mallam Ademu Abubakar, who spoke on behalf of the Association’s Chairman, Wakili Yusuf Damina, disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.
“This was another attack on our innocent members who are grusomely killed in cool blood on the 14th May 2020. The repeated killings of our people / members in igala land is becoming unbearable . He mentioned that the attack was reported to the Divisional police Officer in Egume for prompt action adding that the DPO quickly organised his men and took the corpses to the station before taken them to the hospital.
He therefore appealed to the state government and the the police authority in the area to rescued them from further attack.
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