Insecurity: Miyetti Allah Leaders Shot Dead By Bandits In Nasarawa

The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MASSCOB) in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Hussain, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Toto Local Government Area of the State. 

The leader of the group was killed on Friday night alongside the chairman of the association, Mohammed Umar in Garaku, Kokona LGA on Friday night during an attack.

This was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday morning by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ramham Nansel.

He said the corpses were deposited at Anthony memorial Mortuary for Post Mortem examination after being confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

He said: “On 2/4/2021 at about 7 pm, information was received that unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits attacked and killed one Mohammed Hussaini, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Nasarawa State and Mohammed Umar, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Toto LGA at Garaku market.

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“Upon receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Bola Longe swiftly deployed Operation Puff Adder II personnel to the scene where the two corpses were recovered and taken to the hospital”

According to the statement, bodies of the deceased have been deposited in an undisclosed morgue by the command.