Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - No fewer than eight people have been killed following a clash between farmers and herders in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The violence reportedly erupted after a herder allegedly
stabbed a farmer to death on his farmland, triggering a reprisal attack by
members of the farming community on Fulani settlements in the area.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer
in the state, SP Bashir Usman, said the clash occurred at about 3 p.m.
on Monday and claimed eight lives.
“The incident was a reprisal attack following the stabbing
of a farmer by a herder. We are currently in control of the situation, and
eight people lost their lives,” he said.
Usman said security operatives rescued four persons during
the violence and took them to hospital for treatment, adding that they had
since been discharged.
He said normalcy had been restored in the area, while
security personnel had been deployed to maintain law and order.
The police spokesman urged residents to remain peaceful,
cooperate with security agencies and avoid taking the law into their own hands.
A source familiar with the incident said the crisis stemmed
from a dispute between the deceased farmer and the herder over a cow whose leg
was allegedly broken while the farmer was trying to chase the animals away from
his farmland.
According to the source, the herder later confronted the farmer over the incident, and during the altercation allegedly stabbed him to death, sparking retaliatory attacks that escalated into communal violence.
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