Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna
Following fresh attacks on four villages in Southern Kaduna, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed special forces to end the killings in the area.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen had, between Sunday and the early hours of Monday, invaded four communities in Southern Kaduna.
The attacks claimed 26 lives while several houses were burnt during the attacks.
Besides, the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Agyole Abeh, on Tuesday, confirmed that he lost two of his men in Sunday’s attack on Bakin Kogo village in Jema’a Local Government Area.
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