The people of Gurjaje and Malari villages in Fika county of Yobe State are dressed in sorrow after a devastating attack on their communities on Monday night by herdsmen of the Fulani tribe.
According to a Chad Basin security and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the attack was a reprisal for the pushback of the villagers after their watermelon farms were destroyed by the herdsmen’s cattle.
The incident reportedly happened in January and in retaliation, the locals rustled several cattle of the herdsmen.
The herdsmen returned Monday night riding motorbikes and wielding bows and arrows to “teach the communities the lessons of their lives.”
Scores of houses were burnt down with properties destroyed. It is still uncertain whether there were casualties during the attack.
Just as Gurjaje and Malari locals were still counting their losses, the herdsmen struck in nearby Bulama Idi on Tuesday night this time around with bows and arrows, and machetes, Zagazola Makama reports.
The extent of destruction is yet to be ascertained, as of the time of this report.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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