MACBAN claims gunmen killed herder, 25 cows in Plateau attack

The Plateau State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has raised an alarm over the killing of a herder and 25 cows in the Fan district of Barikin Ladi Local Government Area.

The state chairman of MACBAN, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Thursday, said the gunmen attacked the herders while grazing and opened fire on them, killing the herder and their animals.

Babayo added that a herder who went missing after the attack was found dead near the attack scene.

Explaining further, the MACBAN chairman said the attacks occurred in two separate locations, with the first attack occurring in Lairi village on Sunday and the second in Katang on Tuesday.

Describing the attack as devastating, Babayo accused members of the Berom ethnic group of being responsible, adding that he had informed security agencies, including the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and the state Commissioner of Police.

MACBAN claims gunmen killed herder, 25 cows in Plateau attack