Eight people were injured as suspected herdsmen attacked 4 communities in Jigawa

Gunmen suspected of being herdsmen have attacked four communities and injured eight people in Jigawa State.

The affected communities are in Birninkudu, Dutse and Kiyawa local government areas of the state.

State police spokesman Lawal Adams said in a statement on Saturday in Dutse that the victims were receiving treatment at the Dutse General Hospital in the state capital.

The statement read: “Information reveals that herdsmen in large numbers armed with bows and arrows, matches and sticks invaded Baranda village and attacked the villagers.

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“Villagers rose up in self-defense, resulting in eight people being injured. They were rushed to Dutse General Hospital for medical treatment.

“In his quest for community engagement, conflict resolution and peace building in the emirate of Dutse and the state as a whole, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed T. Abdullahi, together with the Squadron Commander 35PMF Dutse, the Area Commander Dutse and Divisional Police Officers of Dutse and Kiyawa Divisions visited four affected villages namely Kalai, Waza, Baranda and Katanga in Dutse, Kiyawa and Birnin Kudu Local Government Areas in connection with the recent conflict between farmers and herders, which resulted in many people being injured and farmlands being destroyed.”

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