At least four persons were reported killed on Wednesday by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Antsa village of Kwara district in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The victims, all Tiv indigenes, were said to be on their way to farm when the gunmen attacked and killed them. The Antsa family killings occurred simultaneously with that of last Tuesday’s attack which was also allegedly carried out by same herdsmen on Tiv farmers at Gada-Biu village in Obi Local Government Area of the state.
In that attack, Aondovihi Tuur and Virlumun Atsaga were reported missing, even as over 20 others were inflicted with various degrees of injuries.
The unrest came again barely two weeks after a cease-fire agreement was reached by both the Tiv farmers and the Fulani leaders in State.
Reports say the killings occurred about 10am on Tuesday, where the family of four were butchered to death by the herdsmen.
A resident was quoted as saying: “As I speak to you, security operatives have been mobilised and are on their way to recover the butchered corpses from the farm where the killings took place to Kadarko town.”
He gave the names of the slain Tiv family, which includes: the father; Utindi Kyor, his son, Shie-Aondo, his son’s wife; Dedzugwen, and his grandson; Boyi.
Briefing journalists on the resumed killings of Tiv farmers in Nasarawa State by the suspected Fulani herdsmen, chairman of Mzough U Tiv in the state, Thomas Gar said the family of four were killed on
their way to farm.
“The young man was going to his farm alongside his wife and child when they were intercepted by the suspected Fulani herdsmen and collected the young man’s phone and forced him to call his father to come so that they will release them.”