Suspected Herdsmen have attacked Yungur community in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa state.
The attack which occurred on Saturday was said to have been caused by a quarrel where a herdsman forcefully took his cattle into the water used for domestic purposes by the community.
This provoked a fight leading to the death of the herder, although the death toll is yet to be ascertained but the attack is said to be continuous, as a large number of Herdsmen, the next day started burning houses and food items belonging to the community.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa State Command, SP Othman Abubakar, while confirming the incidence said the military and other security forces have been deployed to the area.
In a similar attack in Adamawa, on January 21, 2018, three people were killed after gunmen struck in an early Sunday morning raid on Kikon Village of Numan Local Government Area in Adamawa State.
The attackers suspected to be herdsmen rode into the village on motorbikes setting houses and food barns on fire. They also reportedly carted away cattle belonging to the farmers.
Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the invaders stormed the village at about 2:00 a.m. while the villagers were still sleeping, leaving them scampering into the bush for safety.
This attack is the latest, following raids by herdsmen on Mbang and Baga villages of Numan Local Government Area in the last two weeks.
