At least 9 persons have been killed in attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to reports, the attacks are suspected to have been carried out by vigilantes from Maza-Kuka occurred between Sunday October 31 and Monday November 1.
The attacks was said to be a reprisal of the October 25 invasion of a mosque in Maza-Kuka, where 18 worshippers were killed while 13 others were kidnapped.
The village head of Adogon-Mallam, a Fulani community, Alhaji Saidu Abubakar and his younger brother Alhaji Salihu Abubakar were murdered in a separate attack days after the mosque killing.
One of the victims, Shehu Mohammadu of Gawun village, narrated how vigilantes stormed their community.
“Vigilantes came to our village and burnt our rooms and we ran away. My younger brother’s wife, Hawawu, and her 10-month-old-baby were killed. They also killed my younger brother’s 3-year-old son and his 10-year-old daughter. My younger brother, Aliyu, was also killed. They also killed my son, Mohammadu. He was 30 years. I lost 7 members of my family. I had to run; they would have killed me too.”