Six feared dead as communal clashes resume in Adamawa communities

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- The communal clashes in Adamawa communities seem to be a recurring situation in the state

- Six people are feared dead in renewed clashes between two communities

- Soldiers and policeman have been drafted to the area to restore peace

Several people are feared dead in a communal clash in Libbo ward of Shellenge local government area of Adamawa state.

The incident was confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, February 9, by the councillor representing the ward, Shuaibu Waleed.

Several feared dead in Adamawa communal clash

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited Adamawa communities late last year after several communal clashes. Photo credit: Novo Isioro

According to him, the clash was said to have started when a body of a man from Gomba community of neigbouring Demsa local government area was allegedly sighted and the people of Gomba claimed that the deceased was killed by a Fulani.

“The bodies of two Fulani were later seen in what looked like a reprisal leading to further attacks.

“I can’t actually say the number of people killed but I knew that we buried five dead bodies and I saw one other dead body burnt beyond recognition inside a mosque while about 200 houses were burnt,” Waheed said.

He however said normalcy had been restored and already soldiers and policeman had been drafted to the area.

The Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), Mr Haruna Furo, said six communities were affected by the crisis.

“I don’t have details of the incident; all I know is that about six communities were affected,” he said.

Furo said already the agency had dispatched relief materials to the area.

The spokesman of Adamawa police command, SP Othman Abubakar, said a unit of MOPOL had been deployed to the area.

“I am yet to get details of casualty but normalcy has been restored to the area. A unit of MOPOL had been sent to the area to maintain peace,” Abubakar said. (NAN)

Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution his aides and political appointees on how they react or comment on the ongoing herdsmen crisis in Nigeria.

Sani, who is a senator under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said most of the president's aides are misinforming the public or rationalising the violence of herdsmen attacks.

He urged the president to put an end to the crisis soon to avoid jeopardizing the security and unity of the country.

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