Several people have been reported dead after a conflict between the Fulani and Hausa people in Gwadabawa community of Sokoto State. The development that has created tension in the area was said to have led to the death of many locals from both sides, including a security operative. A local official, told the VOA Hausa in an interview on Saturday, that “People in the area were living in fear, as the conflict even claimed the life of a soldier. “They are afraid of reprisal attacks from the Fulani bandits.”
The development that has created tension in the area was said to have led to the death of many locals from both sides, including a security operative.
The development that has created tension in the area was said to have led to the death of many locals from both sides, including a security operative. He said; “the Fulani attacked my relation with knives. But he has spiritual powers that would not allow sharp objects to pierce his skin.Similarly, a Fulani man who survived the violent communal clash, narrated his ordeal.
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