Gunmen murder 17- Year-Old Cow herder in Plateau

By Enekorogha Godbless

A 17-year-old herder, Buhari Muhammad was murdered at the Rangyel community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Congress news gathered that four of his Cows were killed and several were inflicted with injuries.

The State Chairman of Gan Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Abdullahi Garba, confirmed the incident.

The GARDEN Chairman asserted that the body of the deceased was recovered by the police.

He narrated that the incident which led to the killing of the 17years Cow herder came a few days after two members of the Irigwe ethnic group were killed in a convoy of the member representing Jos North/Bassa constituency, Musa Agah.

Garba illustrated that Buhari Muhammad was attacked when he took his cattle to graze and the outlaws shot him dead. Meanwhile, ASP Gabriel Ogiba, the police spokesperson in Plateau state disclosed that he was yet to get the information about how the cow herder was killed.