Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -Three farmers, Ahmadu Sale, Yunusa Sale and Akilu Muntari, have been hospitalised following machete wounds they sustained during a clash with suspected herders in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State.
One of the farmers, Mallam Bala Mahmud Egge, told the Daily Trust that
the farmers were attacked with machetes by herders while trying to stop them
from encroaching into their rice farms.
“The incident happened in Wushishi Local Government Area between farmers
and cattle rearers at Mailema farm area. The herders injured three of our
farmers with cutlass and one is in a critical condition. The suspected herder
that committed the crime has been arrested and is in police custody,” he said.
The spokesman of the state police command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed
the incident but said only two farmers were injured.
“An incident of farmer-herder clash was reported at Wushishi Div on 23rd
November at about 1pm that, while one Ahmadu Sale (25) and one other were
working on a rice farm in the area, two cattle rearers with their cows
attempted to graze in the farm and in a bid to stop that by the farmers, the
cattle rearers resisted and a fight ensued between them,” the PPRO said.
“In the process, one of the rearers, Ahmadu Hussain, 20, inflicted
machete cuts on the two farmers, causing serious injuries. Police operatives of
the Div moved to the scene, and the victims were taken to a nearby hospital for
treatment, while the said suspect, Ahmadu Hussain, was arrested."
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