About four persons have been confirmed dead as farmers and herders renewed hostilities in Gwomu village in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area, Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria.
Confirming the incident on Friday, spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, DSP Gambo Kwache said over 50 cows were also killed in the violent confrontation.
DSP Kwache said, “Yes, I can confirm that a total of four persons were killed in the avoidable conflict involving herders and farmers at Gwomu in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area.
“Besides human lives, over 50 cows were killed during the violent confrontation involving the two communities.”
According to a resident of the area, trouble started when one Abednego from Gwomu was found dead on his farmland on September 16, 2024.
He said, “The herders grazed their animals on the farmland and killed the farm owner also.”
Also, the National Chairman of Tabital Pullaku Jonde Jam, Ardo Jarenga Galdu, noted that his son was one of the four persons killed.
Another resident, a youth leader in Gwomu, Usman Yakubu, decried the violence, saying, “We’ve been living peacefully with the herders. In fact, there are intermarriage relationships between our two communities.
“Therefore, we urge the youths on both sides to desist from further hostilities in the interest of peace.”
The police have, however, assured that normalcy had been restored in the area.
