Fulani herdsmen killed a church pastor, his wife and 41 other people in an attack last month on two predominantly Christian villages in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
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With few days to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, its inability to contain insecurity has remained a sore point. And one aspect of the pervasive insecurity is the resurgence of mindless killings in the states of Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa.
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia - Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. The meeting was held on Friday, at the instance of the governor with all security
Those in attendance at the meeting include Hon Kwanta Yakubu, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Secretary to the Government of Nasarawa State, Barrister Muhammad Ubandoma Aliyu, heads of security agencies in the state, local government chairmen of Karu, Kokona and Toto.