Herders kill Plateau farmer over grazing on millet farm

Armed herdsman

A 56-year-old farmer in Plateau State has died after being attacked by suspected Fulani herders in the Miango community of Bassa Local Government Area of the State.

The victim’s son, Stephen, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online in Jos on Friday, providing harrowing details of the attack.

According to Stephen, his father went to his farm on Thursday to check on his millet cultivation. Upon arrival, he noticed Fulani herdsmen grazing their cattle on the farm, destroying his crops.

When his father approached them to ask them to remove their cattle, the herders attacked him.

Stephen described the attack, saying, “It was yesterday (Thursday) around 5 pm. My father went to his farm in the Miango community, where he cultivated millet and saw some Fulani herdsmen grazing on the farm with their cows.

“My father then approached them with the intention to ask them to remove their cows, as they were destroying the crops. Punch