Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Friday night, invaded Gidan Ityotyev, a Tiv farming community in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, and killed two persons as well as injuring another.

The killings at Gidan Ityotyev occurred barely two weeks after some suspected herdsmen invaded Gidan Sule community in neighbouring Keana Local Government Area of the state and killed about 10 Tiv farmers, displacing thousands.

The spokesperson of Gidan Ityotyev community, Ukpuu Abaa, gave names of the community members killed during the invasion as Moses Saaku and Aondofa Saaku.

Abba added that the assailants chopped off the breast of one of the community members, Kwaghdoo Saaku.

Ukpuu disclosed that the attack on the people of the community occurred at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday.

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He revealed that on arrival at the village, the suspected Fulani herdsmen opened fire and shot sporadically in the community

“The invaders noticing the resilience from people of the Gidan Ityotyev community, withdrew from their attack immediately and took to their heels after succeeding in killing two persons of the same family, and as well cutting off the breast of another female member of the community with a sword,” he said.

The spokesperson, however, expressed worry that the people of the community were in trauma following the invasion by the suspected herdsmen, and appealed to the Nasarawa State Government to provide the villagers with security personnel that will wade off another envisaged attack.

Speaking on the incident, the Nasarawa State Police Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said he could not confirm the attack, adding “it was yet to be reported to the state Police Command”.

The Star