Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani, on Tuesday laid siege to Ashige community of Lafia East Development Area killing nine persons and injuring several others bringing an abrupt end to the gradual return of peace in the state capital after the recent crisis.
An eyewitness said the gunmen attacked farmers who were returning home at about 5p.m. after laying ambush for them at River Ashangwa.
Gimba Audu, one of those who conveyed the corpses of their kinsmen to the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia said his younger brother was one of those attacked by the assailants and was currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Lafia.
One of the survivors, Mr. Michael Danladi told Daily Sun: “Fulani men attacked us on our way back from the farm at about 5p.m. shooting sporadically at us and killing nine instantly.”
He said nine other persons sustained injuries and had been taken to private hospitals in Lafia and Ashige for treatment. He disclosed that the whereabouts of five other persons are still unknown.
Danladi, who noted that the attack took place four kilometres from Ashige town appealed to the state government to provide security in the area especially as it is presently hosting the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Alawagana, Assakio and other adjoining villages ravaged by the recent spate of attacks in the state.
Juliana Esla Dauda, the councilor representing Ashige/Ugah in Lafia Local Government Area said she was briefed on the incident on Wednesday.
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