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Afric TV24 - Update
Four persons have been feared dead and 19 houses burnt in a clash between Fulani herdsmen and people of Dakogi Village in Kudu district of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
Afric-tv24 gathered that the clash started last Sunday and cumulated in the herdsmen taking refuge at the Divisional Police Office in Mokwa as their huts were allegedly burnt to ashes.
Afric TV24 - Update
Four persons have been feared dead and 19 houses burnt in a clash between Fulani herdsmen and people of Dakogi Village in Kudu district of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
Afric-tv24 gathered that the clash started last Sunday and cumulated in the herdsmen taking refuge at the Divisional Police Office in Mokwa as their huts were allegedly burnt to ashes.
It was gathered the trouble started when the herdsmen allegedly led cows to destroy some farmlands belonging to a farmer in the community. A source said when the villager confronted them, the herdsmen, numbering six, allegedly attacked him with daggers.
It was learnt that when the news of the attack reached the villagers, the villagers mobilized themselves to attack the Fulani settlement, leading to the death of four persons and the burning of 19 of their houses.
Afric-tv24 gathered that there is tension in the area now because of the likely reprisal attack by the herdsmen, who, it was gathered, are for now squatting at the Divisional Police Headquarters.
Niger State Police spokesman Mr. Richard Adamu Oguche confirmed that the herdsmen are taking refuge in the police station but stated that no arrest had so far been made.
