Community Mourns As Gunmen Kill Six Nasarawa Farmers Over Land Dispute

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Community Mourns As Gunmen Kill Six Nasarawa Farmers Over Land Dispute

No less than six farmers of Tiv ethnicity have reportedly been killed by unidentified gunmen in the Kadarko Community of Keana Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.

Waploaded recalls that thousands of Tiv farmers in the southern part of the state had been displaced following persistent attacks on their houses and farmlands by suspected herdsmen in the area.

Investigations by Waploaded reveal that three of the victims were first hacked to death on Saturday afternoon while they were working on a farmland in the area, while the other three farmers were shot by the gunmen on Sunday morning.

A resident of Keana LGA who confirmed the incident told Waploaded correspondent that the Sunday attack occurred around the Railway axis of the community.

According to a source, who pleaded anonymity, “A group of armed men invaded a disputed farmland where the three persons were working and killed them. They killed the farmers and fled before the arrival of security operatives.

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Chunku further appealed for the creation of Tiv chiefdoms by the Nasarawa State government in order to give them a complete sense of belonging and for the peace and development of the state.

“We wish to also inform the governor that we do not have a traditional stool despite our number and political participation. We shall be most grateful if he (Gov Sule) will liberate us from these decades of neglect, and consider the creation of chiefdom(s) headed by Tiv extractions so that the Tiv people can feel a complete sense of belonging,” the TIDA President said.

As of the time of filing this report, efforts made by our correspondent to get the reaction of the Nasarawa State Police Command proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel did not respond to phone calls nor replied text messages put across to his mobile lines.