Gunmen kill Nigerian Baptist Pastor, One Other

The news reaching the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS has it that unknown gunmen have killed a Baptist pastor and one other in Lisuru Gida, Ikulu Chiefdom, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

According to the report, a resident who pleaded anonymity confirmed the incident yesterday, said the gunmen opened fire at the duo on their way home from their farms around 6:00pm on Monday.

……….The source described the suspects as Fulani herdsmen, adding that the community has been under threat.

………“The Fulani have turned our farms into grazing fields and we have been living under security threats. Neighbouring communities have always always been suspicious of the local Fulani who we see as our neighbour,” the source explained.

,,,,,,,,He added that normalcy has returned to the community while calling on the government to redouble its effort in ensuring that the perpetrators of this dastardly act are apprehended.

At the time of filing this report, effort to reach the state police spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige to comment on the incident prove abortive.

(Punch)