Gunmen Invade Gombe Communities In Fresh Attack, Burn 50 Houses, Others
Recall that 19 people were slaughtered with hundreds of houses earlier demolished by yet-to-be identified gunmen in the Waja/Lunguda communal clash.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 19, 2021
No fewer than 50 houses have been burnt, and farm produce moved in a renewed communal clash in Nyuwar, Jessu communities in Gombe.
Recall that 19 lives were slaughtered with hundreds of houses earlier demolished by yet-to-be identified gunmen in the Waja/Lunguda communal clash.
An eyewitness, Ily Maisanda, said since residents had gone to Yolde for safety, the gunmen used the opportunity to launch a renewed attack on Nyuwar on Sunday, the Punch reports.
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Eighteen corpses are said to have been recovered from the four Lunguda Communities attacked and reduced to ashes by a suspected Waja militia group in the northeast states of Adamawa and Gombe.
A local source from the affected Communities said fifteen people were killed in Nyuwar and Jesu in Gombe State while an escalation of the attacks on some villages of Walu tudu and Lamja in Dukkul Ward, Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa also recorded three deaths killed.
Though there is no official security confirmation from both states, local hunters and vigilante groups who were mobilized to assist confirmed the figure, expressing fear that casualty may be higher.
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They were picked for not observing the Ramadan fast.
Hisbah Director, Aliyu Kibiya announced the arrest in a statement by Lawal Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer.
Kibiya said the arrests were made following reports from residents of the areas.
“The culprits were five females and three males.
”They were found eating in the afternoon in the month of Ramadan”, Aliyu said.
The statement added that the board would continue to conduct raids in all parts of the state.
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Eighteen corpses are said to have been recovered from the four Lunguda Communities attacked and reduced to ashes by a suspected Waja militia group in the northeast states of Adamawa and Gombe.