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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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