– Suspected gunmen have invaded Numan local government areas of Adamawa state and killed two people
– Reports claimed that many people also sustained various injuries in the attacks
– The development was said to have occurred around 1:00am on Sunday, September 22
Suspected gunmen have killed two people and many others, including a soldier, wounded in Numan local government areas of Adamawa state.
Local sources, who attributed the attacks to herdsmen, said the attackers laid siege on Shaforon and Kodumti villages around 1:00am on Sunday, visiting mayhem on households.
The Principal Medical Officer of Numan General Hospital, Dr. Nuhu Tari, confirmed two deaths among the victims taken there.
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Confirming the attacks, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Suleiman Nguroje, identified the attackers as cattle rustlers.
He said: “One of the attackers was killed in the crossfire with security operatives and his corpse has been deposited at the Numan mortuary.
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“The CP has dispatched additional operatives to join other security agencies to comb the bushes in the area and arrest the fleeing cattle rustlers.”
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