- The incident happened at the Lakushi community in the Shendam Local Government Area
- The state Police Public Relations Officer, Alabo Alfred, confirmed the arrest of the herdsman to newsmen on Sunday
One Abdulrahman Kaila, a herdsman, has been arrested for allegedly chopping off a farmer’s hand, the police in Plateau state have said
The incident happened at the Lakushi community in the Shendam Local Government Area of the Middle Belt state.
Last week, a video showing the farmer holding his severed right hand with blood dripping on the ground went viral on social media.
The victim was heard in the short video telling some people that a herder cut off his hand because he asked him to move his cattle out of his farm.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Alabo Alfred, confirmed the arrest of the herdsman to newsmen on Sunday.
He disclosed that arrangements had been concluded to arraign the suspect in court.
The PPRO said, “We have arrested the suspect who chopped off a person’s hand. He is in our custody now. We were able to arrest him through our intelligence network. It is not as if he surrendered himself willingly. It is our strategy at play and we won’t disclose it.
“When police got the news, the state Commissioner of Police instructed the DPO to go after the perpetrator, and after a swift reaction by the DPO, the suspect was arrested and he gave us his reason for cutting the hand of the farmer.
“The only thing I can tell you is that the investigation has been concluded and the suspect will be charged in court tomorrow (Monday) or on Tuesday”
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