Herders attack in Monguno kills teenager, injures another

Herders attack in Monguno kills teenager, injures another

By: Zagazola Makama

A teenager was killed and another person injured in an attack by suspected herders at Kawuram Bush in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.

Zagazola learnt that the incident occurred at about 5:00 a.m. when herders allegedly moved their cattle into a farm belonging to Alhaji Kaumi Monguno and others, grazing on food crops. When the farmers tried to chase the cattle away, the herders reportedly attacked them with machetes and other weapons.

The victims were identified as Ali Goni, 15, who was fatally injured, and Modu Suri, 25, who sustained a bow-and-arrow wound to his left leg and is receiving treatment at General Hospital Monguno.

A combined team of the troops of Operation HADIN KAI,police tactical squads, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and hunters visited the scene, photographed the site, and evacuated the victims. The corpse of the deceased was released to his family for burial according to Islamic rites.

Sources said efforts are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators in collaboration with local herders’ groups and community leaders.

Herders attack in Monguno kills teenager, injures another