At Least Four Policemen Feared Dead After Clash With Herdsmen

At least four policemen are feared killed in Bolon in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria.

The incident occurred after a clash between suspected herdsmen and the security personnel sent to keep the peace in the area following recent clashes between the herdsmen and farmers.

Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Mr Othman Abubakar, confirmed Friday’s clash to Channels Television during a phone interview.

Abubakar said the suspected herdsmen were planning a reprisal on the communities in Numan LGA before they clashed with the security operatives.

“Our men were deployed to this troubled zone to restore normalcy and they were on patrol when some part of the warring parties ambushed them,” he said.

“There was no any casualty; it was just our men that we lost and as I speak with you now, they have been evacuated to the Mortuary Numan.”

The Command’s spokesman said while normalcy has been restored in the area, police are on the trail of the perpetrators of the dastardly act to bring them to justice.

Meanwhile, troops of the Nigerian Army have been drafted to the area to stop the violence.

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had dispatched a team of policemen to the area after the initial violence.