Inspector General of Police, Alhaji
Ibrahim Idris is set to deploy five mobile police units to Adamawa to
prevent future clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state.
Idris made this known in Yola on Saturday when he paid a
courtesy call to Gov. Mohammed Bindow to commiserate with him and the
people of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 20 people
were feared killed and several others injured following a clash between farmers
and Fulani herdsmen in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The attack occurred on Monday night
following the killing of a farmer by suspected Fulani herdsmen resulting in a
reprisal attack by the farming communities of Shaforon, Kodomti and Kikan all
in Numan local government area of the state.
The IG said that the five units would reinvigorate security
operations to prevent further bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers in
the state.
He also promised to deploy tracking units of the force for the
investigation of previous incidents.
He assured the people of the state that the incidents would be
thoroughly investigated to prevent a repeat.
Idris commended the traditional institution and other
stakeholders in the state for wading into the crisis with a view to ending it.
He said he was in the state to commiserate with the people over
the unfortunate bombing in Mubi and killings in Numan Local Government Area of
the state.
Responding, Bindow urged the IG to deploy his men to investigate
the incident in Numan.
He assured that the perpetrators would be brought to book upon
investigation.
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