No fewer than 250 people have been displaced due to a clash between Fulani herdsmen and Gbagyi farmers in Niger state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), report
that the clash led to the death of four persons and destruction of
property in Bara-kuta in Bosso Local Government Area on Friday.
Ahmed Inga, Director General, Niger
State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), made this known to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Minna on Tuesday.
He said the displaced people were being
resettled in a school in Bosso while reconciliation was ongoing toward
returning them to their homes.
“The state government has established
links with the herdsmen and the farmers toward restoring lasting peace
in the area to enable the Gwagyis go back to their homes and attend to
their farms.
“We have to do everything possible to
make sure that peace returns to the community to ensure the security of
lives and property,” he said.
Mr. Inga said the peace initiative was
being brokered by the state’s Commissioner for Sports Development,
Mamman Bosso, the Emir of Minna, Umaru Bahago as well as security
agencies.
The director general added that 167 houses were burnt while 17 motorcycles and other property were destroyed during the clash.
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