Communal Clash in Niger State Claims One Life, Several Injured

Communal Clash in Niger State Claims One Life, Several Injured

By: Zagazola Makama

One person has been confirmed dead while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a communal clash between youths from Gbangba and Tsado Gonna villages in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, reportedly involved a group of armed youths from Gbangba, led by individuals identified as Alhaji Ndasabe, Alhaji Abu, Alhaji Adama, and Gbongbo. The assailants, said to be armed with cutlasses, dane guns, sticks, and other weapons, launched an attack on Tsado Gonna village at about 2 p.m.

According to a report received at the Divisional Headquarters in Kataeregi from the village head of Tsado Gonna, Alhaji Isah Abubakar, the attackers stormed his residence and violently assaulted his children Mohammed Dakachi, Abdullahi Mohammed, Mohammed Isah, Adamu Isah, Abubakar Isah (75 years old), and Fati Mahmud.

All victims were rushed to the Primary Health Centre in Kakakpangi, while some in critical condition were later referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, for advanced care.

Upon mobilisation to the scene, police operatives discovered the lifeless body of one Haji Yadama, a resident of Tsado Gonna, at the compound of the village head. Also destroyed during the attack were a Bajaj motorcycle and a yam storage bin, with damages estimated at over one million naira.

Security forces have since restored calm to the area, while efforts are ongoing to arrest all suspects involved in the violent clash.

Communal Clash in Niger State Claims One Life, Several Injured