Soldiers have been accused of killing three persons and over 100 cows during an incident at a local cattle market in Sabon Birnin, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday afternoon.
A video circulating on social media shows the animals scattered across the market along with the three bodies, while villagers look on.
The villagers said the incident occurred when people were engaged in buying and selling at the weekly market, then suddenly soldiers opened fire on the cattle, leading to the deaths of at least three people as traders fled for safety.
Shehu Sabon Birnin, a local resident, who expressed concern that the dead animals have been left at the scene, causing a foul odour in the community, claimed that some of the soldiers involved were on motorcycles.
“It was a horrific scene when the soldiers arrived at the market, some of them on motorcycles, and started shooting the animals. Two people were killed in the chaos,” Sabon Birnin said. “Now, over 100 dead cows are scattered throughout the market, and the nearby houses are overwhelmed by the stench. We are still unsure why the soldiers took such drastic action,” he said.
As at the time of filling in the report, there was no official statement from the state government, 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Deputy Director of Public Relations, and State Police Command Public Relations Officer ASP Mansir Hassan.
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