Four people were killed, while one was injured in communal clashes
between Fulani herdsmen and Mwagahvuu speaking people of Mangu Local
Government Area in Plateau state, local authorities said.
The clashes occurred between December 31 2014 and January 2, 2015.
The Council chairman, Mangu Local Government, Caleb Mutfwang, made
this known to journalists in Jos, on Saturday during a press conference
held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ press centre.
He said “the Fulanis mobilized at night and attacked some of the
aforementioned communities with sporadic gun shots from all directions
resulting in the death of four people and the burning of residential
houses and property.”
“Credible witnesses confirmed that two young men riding on a motor
cycle were ambushed and shot on their way home by unknown persons, while
one escaped with a bullet wound, the other, named Longji Mikyes was
murdered and beheaded,” Mr. Mutfwang said.
Mr. Mutfwang said the late Mr. Mikyes was beheaded at the residence of a popular Fulani man, Alhaji Wada.
“The victim was beheaded at the house of one Alhaji Wada, a Fulani
man who resides in the community.
Upon request to search the house,
someone came out with a gun and shot randomly at the youth.”
The Council chairman said two persons, suspected to masterminds of the attack, have been arrested.
Mr. Mutfwang said more than a hundred persons were displaced after
their homes were burnt and are now taking refuge in designated places.
The Council boss charged community leaders to expose people of questionable characters in their communities.
“Leaders in all communities must adopt proper information management
strategies to guard against unnecessary rumor mongering. People should
be encouraged not hide or harbor criminals because of religious or
ethnic affiliations and visitors in any community must identify with the
community leadership,” he said.
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