Herdsmen Attack Adamawa Community.

The police command in Adamawa has reported that seven residents were slain while resting in a midnight raid on Negga village in the Numan local government area by suspected herders.

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DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Adamawa police spokesman, confirmed the killing.According to Nguroje, seven additional people were injured in the attack.

The assailants launched the attack on the community around 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the police spokesman.

“Police received signal at about 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3, that there was an attack on Negga community in Numan Local Government Area, a village on the Adamawa-Taraba border.”

“According to the First Information Report, the suspected criminals attacked the village while the farming community was asleep,” explained the police officer.

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“During the attack believed to be carried out by suspected herdsmen, seven persons were killed, while another seven injured.”

He stated that police had dispatched a special team to the location, and that those injured had been transferred to Numan General Hospital.