The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the explosion in Nasarawa state killed 30 herders and an unspecified number of livestock.
January 26, 2023 9:28 AM
“Though it has to do with some Fulani who got to rescue their cows and after rescuing the cows, there was a bomb blast at the area where they gathered their cows to bring them back to Nasarawa state,”In a statement on Thursday, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, MACBAN president, said the herders that were killed went to get 1,250 of their cows impounded by the Benue livestock guards.
“This is the third time we have experienced such happenings. In the last two happenings, it was clear that the Airforce is being involved in strafing livestock between the border of Benue and Nasarawa states within the last one year.
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