Nigerian soldiers invade Fulani village in Nasarawa, kill 30, residents allege
At least 30 people of Fulani ethnicity have reportedly killed by a team of soldiers in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The soldiers according to security situation report stormed the Fulani settlements about a kilometre away from Keana Town in the early hours of today(Thursday) and allegedly shot at every Fulani in sight.
A witness, Ibrahim Jalo, said that about 24 corpses were evacuated from the Fulani settlements on the road to Giza Town.
“I was on my way to the office when I saw people running and later saw soldiers rushing into the town in convoy asking for the Fulani. I saw over 24 dead bodies of Fulani being taken to Lafia in a white Hilux van,” he said.
When contacted, Muhammed Husseini, secretary of Miyetti Allah, a Fulani interest group, said that over 30 Fulani were killed.
Mr. Husseini accused the Federal Government of complicity in the killing of the Fulani. He declared that his organisation would sue the government and demand for the rights of its people.
“I’m presently in the mortuary receiving corpses. They killed over 30 of our men for no reason. This is genocide and we will approach the International Criminal Court, ICC,” he threatened.
The affected village local government, Keana, Chairman, Haruna Oshegba, confirmed the incident and said that eight bodies were deposited at the Specialist Hospital, Lafia.
“There is crisis in my council and it is a military operation but I don’t know the details. I’m trying to piece information together to know exactly what happened,” he said.
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