Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill catechist, two others in Nasarawa

Catechist identified as Sydney Shirsha and two others were killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at Amudu village in Giza chiefdom, Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

It was gathered that the suspected gunmen, who were armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed Amudu, a Tiv village in Giza Development Area, at midnight on Saturday, May 15.

According to Daily Trust, several others sustained various degrees of gunshot injury during the attack.

It was learnt that hundreds of locals had fled the area following the attack.

The president of the Tiv Development Association (TIDA) in Nasarawa State, Comrade Peter Ahemba, who confirmed the incident, lamented constant attacks on his people.