Plateau: MACBAN accuses ‘Irigwe militias’ of killing herder, rustling cattle in Bassa

Plateau State section of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has accused Irigwe youths successful Dan Tanko village, Bassa Local Government Area, of sidesplitting a 22-year-old herder identified arsenic Aliyu Abdulrazak, and rustling his cattle successful an onslaught connected Sunday, April 12.

Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, the authorities MACBAN Chairman, who made the accusations successful a connection connected Monday, said the radical powerfully condemned the onslaught which helium described arsenic unprovoked, and the tragic sidesplitting of Abdulrazak who was killed portion going astir his grazing concern without infringing connected anyone’s land.

“Aliyu Abdulrazak, 22 years old, was reportedly carrying retired his lawful and peaceful grazing activities erstwhile helium was brutally attacked and killed by Irigwe Militias.

“This senseless enactment of unit is not lone inhumane but besides a sedate usurpation of the cardinal close to life,” Babayo said.

He stated that successful summation to the sidesplitting of the herder, the attackers besides killed 5 cows and rustled 15 others belonging to the victim.

“This represents a superior economical nonaccomplishment to the household and further deepens the insecurity faced by pastoral communities successful the area.

“These caller unprovoked attacks bring the full fig of cows killed to astir 80 since January 2026 successful the Bassa LGA.

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