Friday night, killed 20 persons and burnt over 70
houses in Arikya and Anshangwa villages in Lafia
Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that many residents were
displaced in the attack which occurred around 11
pm.
The incident took place barely six days after
Fulani invaders, numbering over 200, raided
Gidan Gambo, 30 kilometres away from Lafia, the
state capital, killing 10 people, razing over 50
houses and leaving hundreds displaced.
Abdullahi Buldi, one of the insurgents captured
by the youths during the attack on Gidan Gambo,
had told journalists that they were hired to
attack Eggon communities in the state.
A source, who did want his name in print, told
SUNDAY PUNCH the attack at Arikya and
Ashangwa was a reaction to the capture of Buldi
by Eggon youths.
An eyewitness of the incident, Alaku Alumbugu,
who escaped to Lafia, said the Fulani attackers
shot sporadically in all directions.
He said, “As I speak to you I don’t know the
whereabouts of my family members. The
attackers were too many and they were shooting
in all directions. I took to my heels.”
Our correspondent saw some of the displaced
persons taking refuge at the headquarters of
Eggon Local Government Area of the state with
their bags and other valuables on their heads.
Some had their babies strapped to their back.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa
State Command, Ismaila Numan, who confirmed
the incident in a telephone interview, however
stated that there was no casualty and that few
houses were burnt.
Numan, an Assistant Superintendent of Police,
added that security personnel had been deployed
in the area to restore peace and order.
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