2 killed, Many Wounded As Gunmen Attack Adamawa Villages

– 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.”