JUST IN: Bomb Blast In Northern Nigeria, Many Confirmed Dead

JUST IN: Bomb Blast In Northern Nigeria, Many Confirmed Dead

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of 28 herders and hundreds of their cattle in a bomb blast in the state’s Doma Local Government Area.

Maiyaki Muhammed, the State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the news to Channels Television in an exclusive interview in Lafia, the state capital.

Governor Abdullahi Sule confirmed the heinous incident and assured residents that measures have been put in place to ensure the state’s peace.

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The herdsmen were returning from Benue State with their cattle on Tuesday after retrieving them from forest guards who had seized them when the heinous incident occurred, according to the police.

Muhammed  said, “They went to collect their cows from Benue that were seized from Benue Guards. From there, they heard a kind of explosion which result in the death of so many lives.

“To the best of my knowledge, as at yesterday (Wednesday), 27 people were buried. Information available to us also has it that one person who was also admitted here in Lafia also died. That for now is the information we have, we don’t have more than that.”

He also stated that security has been beefed up in the area to prevent retaliation and violations of law and order.

Muhammed stated that the police are in contact with the leaders of the Fulani herders and the Emirs in the area in order to prevent retaliation.

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