The death toll from airstrikes that killed a group of herders on Tuesday night in Nasarawa State has risen to 56, sources have confirmed. The bomb explosion took place in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nasarawa and Benue States. Governor Abdullahi Sule had on Thursday after a meeting with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore led by its National President, Alhaji Abubakar Bello-Bodejo, in Government House, Lafia while briefing newsmen said there were over 40 casualties. “We now have approximately 40 people that were killed,” he had said.
January 28, 2023The bomb explosion took place in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nasarawa and Benue States.
A resident of Rukubi, Mallam who was at the scene of the bomb explosion said he counted more than 54 lifeless bodies, including four of his brothers who were affected. Another victim of the bomb explosion, Malam Usman Bawa, who was receiving medical treatment at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, said the attack was “unprovoked”.
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