Six people are said to have died in a separate attack by unidentified gunmen in the Kadarko neighborhood of Keana Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.

Three people were reportedly shot and killed on Sunday morning in the Tse-Abir Azer community in Kadarko, three of whom included the clergyman Kingsley Orshase. The other three deaths occurred last Friday.

Denis Utsa, the chairman of the United Farmers Association of Kadarko, or UFAK, confirmed the attack to reporters on Monday. He stated that the gunmen struck the area at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, instantly killing two people.

He said that Mr. Orshase, the third victim, passed away on Saturday in the hospital.

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Many more victims, Mr. Utsa continued, had gunshot wounds of varying degrees.
Mr. Utsa recounted the events, saying the victims were ambushed by the gunmen while fishing at a nearby river in the Tse-Abir Azer region.

He also revealed that a retaliatory attack claimed the life of a Fulani pastoralist.

“On March 22nd, at about 4 pm, Tiv farmers in the Tse-Abir Azer area of Kadarko went fishing, and gunmen attacked them by the river, resulting in the deaths of two farmers and one Fulani in a reprisal.
“The gunmen had invaded the IDP’s rebuilt settlements, and dozens of them have fled back to Kadarko and Giza for refuge. Many of the IDP farmers were injured.
“Three Eggon farmers were killed on Sunday, bringing the death toll to six within two days,” he told Daily Trust Newspaper.
There was no official confirmation of the incident by both the state government and security agencies as at the time of filing this report.

 

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