Adamawa Killings

In another incident, an unspecified number of people were reportedly killed and many homes destroyed yesterday in violent reprisals between Fulani and Bachama communities in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The suspected Fulani herdsmen who invaded Kikon village in the early hours, shot sporadically while most villagers were asleep, according to eyewitnesses.

“The situation caused pandemonium, forcing all to run into the bushes for safety,” said a fleeing local, Ngurigon Yohanna.

However, the Bachama militia mobilised yesterday afternoon and launched counter-attacks on Dowayan-waja and Lure villages burning everything in sight.

Also on Friday, Boko Haram jihadists killed five people in an attack on a village in Adamawa State, a community leader and a local resident said.

A group of 10 militants stormed Kaya village at about 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) in the Madagali area late on Thursday and broke into two homes, killing four people.

Another resident was shot dead when he tried to come to the rescue of the victims, Maina Ularama, a former Madagali local government chairman, told AFP.

“Five people were shot dead last night by Boko Haram in Kaya village, three of them brothers living in the same house,” he said.

“They killed another person in a house close by. The fifth victim was killed when he rush towards the area to rescue the victims after hearing their cries for help.”

Samson Lawan, who lives in Kaya, gave a similar account. Source: ThisDay Newspaper