Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Plateau State has said two of its members have been killed and about 232 cows stolen in an attack in a Fulani settlement in Jos South LGA of the state. State chairman of the association, Alhaji Haruna Boro Hussaini, said the attack happened in Rengyel village of Jos South Local Government Area of the state, Sunday evening.The MACBAN chairman, told newsmen in Jos on Wednesday that the corpses of one of the herders,
whom he identified as Saleh Mohammed, 20, has been recovered by officers of the Special Task Force, sector 6 while the second victim, Aminu Inusa, 25, was still missing and presumed dead.
whom he identified as Saleh Mohammed, 20, has been recovered by officers of the Special Task Force, sector 6 while the second victim, Aminu Inusa, 25, was still missing and presumed dead.
He explained that out of the 232 cattle lost by the association, 50 were shot dead while 182 were rustled into Vom, adding that the cattle belonged to Alhaji Ahmed Muazu, Malam Ruwa Isa and Malam Dauda Umar who are members of the association.
He said, “We have found the corpse of Saleh Mohammed, but Aminu Inusa is still missing and we are assuming he was also killed. The thieves also killed 50 cattle outrightly. We found them all dead with gunshot wounds.
