Herdsman (photo credit: BBC)
Rector of the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Jalingo, Taraba State Rev. Fr. Emma Atsue has said the attack on the school was carried out by “sophisticated armed Fulani herdsmen.”
Recall that the school was on Monday attacked by the suspected herders.
And the cleric why detailing how the attack took place, took to his Facebook page to describe it as traumatic.
“It was carried out by “sophisticated armed Fulani herdsmen (at least we heard their conversation),” the cleric wrote.
“They shot sporadically at the rector’s residence, broke window glasses in the process (littered live bullets were collected by Police) windscreen of one of the vehicles belonging to one of the priests.”
As stated by him, “They shot and injured one of the priests, Rev. Fr. Cornelius Kobah on the leg, beat up Fr. Stephen Bakari.
“From their conversation, we were able to understand that their grievances against us was that the security men in the seminary have been challenging their decision to graze right inside the seminary — around the classes, football field, laundry, etc.
“They said even inside the church, if they see grass, their cows will graze.
“Normalcy has temporarily been restored, thanks to the prompt response from the Nigerian Police, Army, Civil Defense and local vigilante.
“All our students are complete, none is missing. Two of them who were showing them the way to the Father’s house suffered injuries from the sticks of the herdsmen.
“I had a meeting with the officials of the Parents Teachers Association and the bishop has approved one week break for the seminarians to enable them manage the trauma for a while and to show themselves to their parents that they were safe.”
He thus added that, “For now, this is the situation. Let us continue to pray for and work for peace in Nigeria.”