Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer, Othman Abubakar
The Adamawa state police have confirmed the demise of 5 individuals after gunmen attacked Waduku village in Adamawa state.
The Police Public Relations Officer within the state, Othman Abubakar, confirmed the determine to Channels Television throughout an interview on Friday in Yola, the state capital.
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen had invaded Waduku in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa state on Thursday evening, destroying properties belonging to residents within the village.
Some residents disclosed that there had been rumours of an impending assault on the neighborhood, a scenario that led to the meat up of safety within the space.
While the assault occurred nonetheless, the Police Public Relations Officer mentioned the individuals of the village weren't taken unawares by the incident.
He mentioned the villager repelled the assault, resulting in the demise of three individuals on the facet of the assailants and two Waduku residents.
Othman, nevertheless, famous that safety personnel have been drafted to the realm and normalcy has since been restored within the village.
He condoled with the individuals of the neighborhood over the incident and appealed to the youths to proceed to cooperate with the safety companies.