FOUR KILLED ON FARMS IN NASARAWA

No fewer than four persons are feared dead, and others injured after an armed group suspected to be Fulani nomads invaded Rijiyan-Giwa, a village in Azara Development Area of Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Wednesday evening.

The police said reports showed that the deceased were killed on their farms that evening.
Although the state police spokesman, DSP Garba Mallam said his office was yet to receive any official briefs on the incident, newsmen learnt from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that the police moved in swiftly and made an arrest of a man suspected to have led the invasion.
Alhaji Sale, as the suspect’s name was given, was said to have been arrested with a K2 rifle. The suspect, who has been detained in Lafia, is said to be assisting the team of detectives who have moved into the area, with information that may lead to the arrest of other suspected
attackers.
The deceased’s bodies, they said, have been deposited in a mortuary in the area, while the injured are being treated in various hospitals.
State secretary of Miyetti Allah, a Fulani socio-cultural group, Mohammed Hussain was contacted for comments, but he said he was not able to make contacts with the leader of Fulani people in the area, for confirmation, at press time.