Five suspects have been arrested over the killing of herder while grazing in Matyei village, Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State.
Confirming the report, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the military under the auspices of “Operation Thunder Strike” (OPTS) informed the Kaduna State Government of the killing of the herder.
Aruwan further stated that troops responded to a report of a farm destroyed in the village on Sunday afternoon, and arrived the scene to discover that a herder, one Ado Hassan, had been shot dead by unknown persons.
He said initial investigations into the killing led to the arrest of David Kure, Peter Adamu and Bulus Duniya.
Aruwan added that further investigations yielded arrests of Matthew Peter and Yohanna Chawai on
Monday morning.
He said the arrested suspects were undergoing preliminary investigations.
Aruwan said Governor Nasir el-Rufai expressed dismay at the killing and sent condolences to the family of the herder, while praying for the repose of his soul.
He urged citizens to eschew jungle justice and embrace recourse to the law in the face of any incursion or offence, and further tasked security agencies to conduct thorough investigations into the killing.
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