A farmer identified as Usman Baba has been killed while settlements were razed in a communal clash between the Fulani and the Nupe in Eshijiko, Pada district of Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
gathered that the incident which occurred on Sunday left several Fulani herdsmen displaced from their settlements.
“Our position after the report of the killing of the farmer was for security agencies to be allowed to do their job and bring whoever is found culpable to book. We were surprised with the latest development of taking laws into their hands,” he said. He said the Fulanis are calling on the state Government and the security agencies to urgently come to their aid as they are now suffering from homelessness and insecurity in the Area.
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