JUST IN: Many People Killed As Armed Fulani Herdsmen Invade Kogi Community

Suspected Fulani militia gunmen have reportedly carried out a deadly attack in Kogi State, resulting in numerous casualties.

The incident occurred in Agojeju-Odo, a community within the Omala Local Government Council in the Kogi East Senatorial District.

According to reports, the armed assailants encircled the community and launched a violent assault, resulting in fatalities and the destruction of homes.

An anonymous community leader, who narrowly escaped the attack, revealed that the residents were caught off guard by the sudden onslaught.

Currently, 27 bodies have been recovered, and local vigilantes are conducting search operations in the surrounding bush to locate missing individuals.

Rumors of a potential invasion had been circulating for the past three weeks, and the newly appointed Local Government Council Caretaker Chairman, Mark Edibo, had been notified, despite assurances of safety and security.

According to a source quoted by Daily Post, the violence stemmed from a disagreement between a young man in Agojeju-Odo and a Fulani herder over damage to his farm by cattle. Despite intervention by the caretaker chairman, tensions escalated.

Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident, stating that the Commissioner of Police had deployed a tactical squad comprising Mobile Police, Soldiers, and Vigilante men to the area to restore order in response to a distress call.

SP Aya could not provide an exact casualty figure but assured that he would gather information from the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Omala Local Government Council and provide an update.

“As for the figure of dead persons, I can’t confirm now. I will call you after I have spoken with the DPO in charge of Omala, but I know that so many people sustained gunshot injuries,” he said.