Herdsmen Kill Three Policemen, 60 Others In Adamawa, Kaduna

The Divisional Police Officer of Vunokilang Police Station in the Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Okozie Okereofor, and 60 villagers were killed on Sunday when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded four communities in the local government area.

Among those which unconfirmed report alleged were killed in the attacks, which were carried out at about 5.30am on Sunday, were some policemen attached to Okereofor, a Chief Superintendent of Police.

Also, two riot policemen, who were on their way to quell the violence in Gerei, were killed in Mimbia, a border village between Plateau and Kaduna states when their patrol vehicle came under attack from rampaging Fulani herdsmen.

Okereofor, who was said to have been transferred from Okigwe, Imo State, to Adamawa State just two months ago, was said to have been ambushed along with his team, which was moving into the troubled communities.

The corpses of the slain DPO and other policemen were said to have been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

It was gathered that more than 200 gunmen invaded Demsare, Wunamokoh, Dikajam and Taboungo and some parts of Fawore, where scores of the residents were gunned down.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa Police Command, Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the killings, said the DPO and his team were attacked while on an official duty in the affected towns.

Abubakar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, added that the attackers looted, seized foodstuff and the livestock of the villagers before setting the villages ablaze.

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