In a distressing incident on Tuesday morning, some angry youths reportedly set the house of a farmer ablaze within the Angwa Rukuba-Etoo Baba community in the Jos area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that the angry youths also went to his poultry farm within the locality and looted his birds before setting the farm ablaze as well.
According to a source, the action of the youths followed an alleged killing of a security man said to be working for the farmer.
“We need help in our Angwa Rukuba-Etoo Baba community in Jos North LGA because some angry youths have just set the house of a farmer on fire.
“The fire has just burnt the house, including the cars packed in the farmer’s compound, and it has just spread to another building belonging to his neighbour.
“From what I heard, the youth were angry because a security man working for the farmer was killed after he was accused of stealing some eggs from his poultry farm.
“It was the farmer’s son who was alleged to have killed the security guard at the poultry farm. The son, who had been suspecting the security guard of stealing, was said to have caught him red-handed and started beating him; in the process, the security guard collapsed and died; then the youth came to their family house and set it ablaze.
The corpse of the security guard has been evacuated to the hospital,” the source said.
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It was learnt that men of the state fire service had arrived in the community to stop the fire from spreading to other areas, while security operatives had been deployed to ensure no further breakdown of law and order.
The State Police spokesman, Alabo Alfred, said the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area, was already working to address the situation.
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