SAN FRANCISCO, May 05, (THEWILL) – The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed that three policemen have been killed by suspected herdsmen at Maraban-Udege village in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP. Samaila Usman told newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia that the three policemen were ambushed and killed on June 3 on their way to quell a crisis between Agatu farmers and Fulani herdsmen.
Usman said, however, that the command had mobilised a reinforcement team, led by an assistant commissioner of police to fish out the killers of the policemen.
He said the corpses of the policemen, an Inspector, a Sergeant and a Corporal had been recovered and deposited at a morgue.
Meanwhile, Gov. Umaru Al-Makura has commiserated with the police over the latest killings stressing the need for residents in the state to bury their differences and work for peace and harmonious co-existence.
He also tasked leaders of Egbura and Bassa ethnic groups to end the crisis between the two groups in the Toto Local Government Area of the state, which according to him, has left scores of people dead and many communities destroyed.
