Browsing: Numan Local Government Area

DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman in the state confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola.

Lunguda and Waja are tribes both found in Adamawa and Gombe States.

The state government in a statement signed by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ahmad Sajoh, said the prompt action by security forces in containing the attackers was a display of serious commitment.

The herdsmen reportedly burnt several buildings in the affected villages

Despite the swift reaction to rescue the village from destruction, the notorious herdsmen set the village ablaze before the troops arrival

The Alpha Jet and EC 135 Helicopter were deployed by the Nigerian Air Force in Numan and Demsa Local Government Areas of Adamawa State following the clashes and crises in the villages there

The policemen were reported to have stormed the area based on available information that Fulani herdsmen were gathering for a reprisal