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One killed, houses razed as vigilantes attack Fulani settlements in Kwara, setting houses, food stores ablaze
One killed, houses razed as vigilantes attack Fulani settlements in Kwara, setting houses, food stores ablaze
By: Zagazola Makama
Atleast one person killed and several houses destroyed following an attack by a group of vigilantes and local hunters on fulani settlements in Patigi local government area.
A police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incidents occurred at about 1540 hours on june 12, 2025, when the suspects, numbering about 100 allegedly invaded the fulani settlements in Latayi , Onashi and Rogua villages under the guise of fighting kidnapping, setting houses and food stores on fire, killing a fulani man (yet to be identified), and making away with N1million in cash and six motorcycles.
The sources said that a team of military, police and civil defence personnel had been deployed to keep the peace and avert a reprisal attack, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the rogue vigilante suspects and recover the stolen items.
One killed, houses razed as vigilantes attack Fulani settlements in Kwara, setting houses, food stores ablaze