A fishing and farming community, Mbemun located at Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State have been reportedly attacked by suspected cattle rustlers.
According to sources, properties of the residents were destroyed by the attackers and carted away cattles belonging to residents.
While speaking to newsmen on Saturday morning, one of the sources said “Hausa/Fulani cattle rustlers attacked Mbemun last night, burnt houses, cars and other valuables and carted away cattle.”
Recall that the Hausa and Chamba communities in Tigno in the same Lamurde LGA on Thursday evening had clashed following an argument allegedly after a youth was hit by a motorcyclist.
It was learnt that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri had visited the place Friday afternoon to see things for himself after houses had been destroyed and hundreds of residents displaced.
Reacting on the attack in Mbemun, residents said the entire community fell under the attack, but no death occurred as the residents managed to escape.
Information Officer of the LGA, Mr Zidon Pwagwadi said about 50 houses were razed by the attackers, believed to be Fulani cattle rustlers, who carted away many herds of cattle.
Spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, was not on hand to comment on the Mbemun attack.
Calls put to his line and a text message requesting his comment had not been answered up to early afternoon Saturday when this report was filed.
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