Mob attacks, Kills 14 Fulani Herdsmen in Kaduna

An angry mob at­tacked Fulani herdsmen in Kadu­na State on Monday, killing fourteen people in the pro­cess.
“I was returning from Plateau state with eight pas­sengers, all of them Fulani herders,” a commercial bus driver, Adamu Aliyu told our source.
Aliyu said his bus broke down in Kaduna state, so he left it to go and search for a mechanic.
“While I was away, a mob surrounded the ve­hicle and forcibly brought out the eight passengers. They hacked them to death, dumped them in the vehicle and set it ablaze.
“Another vehicle was also attacked when it stopped to refuel and all the six people were burnt to death along with the car.”
Aliyu said problem en­sued in the streets, with soldiers and police finally intervening to contain the carnage.
“When the situation calmed down, I returned to my vehicle and found out that it has been burnt down, with charred remains of the passengers,” Aliyu said.
Jema’a local government chairman Bege Katuka said the area had been thrown into chaos with “indiscrim­inate” shooting the night before.
“On Saturday suspected Fulani herdsmen invad­ed Godogodo and opened indiscriminate fire on res­idents,” Katuka said.
“The following day, youths in the area mobil­ised and blocked the high­way, vandalising vehicles and attacking motorists,” Katuka said.
Kaduna state police spokesman Aliyu Usman acknowledged the Godogo­do attack and the riot, but said only two people had