Hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen allegedly invaded koton-karfi and Onzo communities in Kogi local government council of Kogi State, killing seven persons and inflicting injuries on many
Blueprint reliably gathered that the two separate attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at about 2am to 3am.
Source in Koto-Karfe , said the herdsmen have been hidden in a mountain surrounding the communities without the knowledge of the communities.
At exact 2am on Tuesday the suspected herdsmen numbering over thirty armed with AK 47 and other dangerous weapons invaded the communities and opened fire on the houses killing seven people and injured several residents.
According to the source, the suspected herdsmen grouped them self for the coordinated attack on the two communities.
It was gathered that three persons died on the spot during the attack which lasted several hours.
Meanwhile, the Administrator of the Kogi local government, Barrister Muhammed Tanko who confirming the attack while speaking with our reporter on Wednesday said the security agents in the state are on the top of the situation.
He noted that the attack took them by surprise because koton-karfi community is a peaceful community.
The Kogi State Police Public Relation Officer Mr. William Ayah when contacted on the incident said the Command was yet to be briefed.
