PDP CONFIRMS KILLING OF ITS PUBLICITY SECRETARY AND 13 OTHERS In Violence Between Herdsmen And Farmers
The
spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State has been
killed.
Sam Zadock and 13 others were among
those confirmed killed on Tuesday in violence between herdsmen and farming
communities in the state.
The party on Wednesday confirmed the
killing of Mr. Zadock in a fight between Bachama militia and herdsmen in
Numan-Demsa areas.
Speaking on Wednesday, PDP secretary
in the state, Abdullahi Prembe, said, “It’s unfortunate that we lost our
publicity secretary; it’s a great loss to our party.
“That’s why we kept calling on the
government to take steps in solving the lingering crisis plaguing our
societies,’’ he said.
Also confirming the incident, a
Bachama youth leader, Euphraimu Turaki, said “they were on a rescue mission
after Fulani herdsmen attacked some villages near Numan.
He said they were not aware the
“attackers had laid ambush and before you know they opened fire sporadically
during which Zadock, and three others were killed instantly.”
Earlier reports indicates the
herdsmen, in a revenge mission on Tuesday, attacked two communities in Numan
and Demsa, razing houses and leaving many residents injured and displaced.
But in a swift reaction, soldiers
were deployed and the troops trailed the herdsmen and arrested six of them,
while 10 others were shot dead, after “showing resistance,” the Director, Army
Public Relations, Texas Chukwu, said.
The troops were deployed from 101
Special Forces Battalion.
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