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August 15, 2016

Again, alleged herdsmen kill six in Kaduna village

By Luka Binniyat
KADUNA – After killing 11 persons, and burning down two villages in Godogodo Chiefdom, Jema’a Local Government Area, LGA, in Southern part of Kaduna State, penultimate week, the same alleged armed herdsmen killed six farmers last Saturday in Godogodo, village sources told our reporter in Kaduna.

The villagers, who spoke to Vanguard, claimed that the armed herdsmen said that their villages have become cattle grazing reserves and wanted them to vacate immediately.

Kaduna State Police Spokesman, ASP, Aliyu Usman, confirmed to Vanguard that six people were killed and that some arrest have been made, and that there was tension in the area.