Legal Adviser of the Ombatse group, Barrister Zachary Zamani Allumaga said that according to information, the raid was done by the fulani.
He however
later sent a text message to say the information on the killing of Baba Alakyo
may have been cooked by “those who don’t mean well for peace”.
He had said
that Fulani gunmen had attacked the village around 5:30 am. It was difficult to
locate any source within the village, but persons displaced from neighbouring
settlements told Daily Trust that heavy and sustained gunfire was heard at dawn
in the village.
Some Ombatse
men had tried to defend the village but by the time they arrived it was already
occupied by the Fulani Militia, who went on to burn down cars and house.
One Eggon
leader from Akura called Daily Trust and said it was pure genocide against his
tribe.
He said:
“From the information we have received, Baba Alakyo was killed”. Allumaga, the
Ombatse leader, alleged that the Fulani came from Wamba, a neighbouring local
government area.
Hussaini
Mohammed, the state secretary of the Miyetti Allah, a Fulani group, denied that
Fulani people were on genocide against the Eggon people, just as he denied
knowledge of any invasion by his tribesmen.
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