The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced full investigation into the assault on a group in Karu native authorities space of the state, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, has mentioned.
He acknowledged in a chat with Blueprint.ng in Lafia that the assault was unlucky and the case is at present below investigation and might be transferred to the state Legal Investigation Division (SCID), Lafia upon conclusion of preliminary inquiries.
Blueprint gathered that, following the incident, Jummai Property in Mararaba, a boundary space between Abuja and Nasarawa state, was attacked by suspected herders, leaving one individual lifeless with many others injured whereas many autos had been set ablaze.
SP Nansel mentioned: “On March 25, 2026, at about 9:00 a.m. in Unguwan Yobe, Aso Fada, Karu native authorities space, the command acquired a misery name from a Fulani group chief, one Hardo Gidado, saying that earlier at about 8:30a.m, a gaggle of herders trespassed right into a farmland belonging to at least one Sunday Adoye, a 40-year-old vigilante member of Jummai Property, Aso Fada.
He mentioned the herders had been mentioned to have been reducing leaves from mango timber to feed their cattle, which resulted in a confrontation between each events.
“Through the altercation, the mentioned Adoye reportedly retreated to his residence, retrieved a pump-action firearm, and discharged a shot that struck one Ado Yau, a 17-year-old herder, who died on the spot.
“Following the incident, different herders reportedly mobilised in massive numbers and launched a reprisal assault on the Unguwan Yobe group, throughout which 4 homes, two motor autos, and three bikes had been set ablaze, whereas 4 individuals sustained various levels of accidents.”
The police spokesperson identified that army personnel on patrol had been invited to the scene to revive order. In the midst of intervention, two people recognized as Muhammadu Ibrahim, 25, and Ado Gambo,18, had been fatally shot.
“Police operatives promptly visited the scene, the place corpses and injured victims had been documented and evacuated to a medical centre, Mararaba, for vital medical consideration and examination.
“The suspect, Sunday Adoye, has been arrested, and the firearm used within the fee of the crime has been recovered. Moreover, 15 male suspects have been apprehended in reference to the disturbance,” he mentioned.