One dies, 19 injured in Jigawa farmers, Fulani clash

A CLASH between farmers and Fulani nomads in Kirikasama Local Council Area of Jigawa State has left one person dead while 19 others sustained various degrees of injuries.The incident occurred at Matara at a time the government has taken some far-reaching measures such as demarcation of cattle routes, opening up grazing reserves and encouraging interactions between farmers and pastoralists to check clashes.Lamido Saleh, a Fulani chief, told The Guardian that the farmers took measures to protect themselves against the perennial destruction of farmlands and attacks by the Fulani pastoralists.He said the attempt to guard their farm produce was as a result of the inability of the security operatives manning the area to protect them from the attacks.
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