Many people are feared killed in a renewed clash between Kuteps and Fulani herdsmen in Ussa Local Government Area of the Taraba State.
According to Daily Trust, a source said the Kutep are accusing Fulani herdsmen of killing and kidnapping their people.
The source said, the accusation led to the attack on Fulani herdsmen at Kwe Sati Yesterday and the fight spread to Fikye town where many people were said to be killed.
Daily Trust reported that the National President of the Kutep Association, Emmanuel Ukwen, in a telephone interview, said that many people from both Kutep and Fulani herdsmen sides were killed.
He said the area was deserted while the fight was still on and many residential buildings burnt down.
It was gathered that the paramount ruler of Lisam Kwe, Ando Madugu, was attacked and his palace burnt by angry youth who accused him of taking side with Fulani herdsmen.
The chairman of Ussa LG, Abershi Musa, has resigned from his position on the allegation that the state government failed to take action over the killings of innocent people by Fulani herdsmen in Ussa.
The Ussa branch chairman of Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Bello, when contacted said he would not talk on the matter until after the break of Ramadan Fast.
The State police spokesman, SP Usman Abdullahi, could not be reached for comments over the incident as at the time of filling this report.
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