Plateau: Miyetti Allah chairman shot in Mangu LGA

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association Chairman in Langai Ward, Mangu Local Government Council of Plateau State has been shot by unknown gunmen.

The chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Langai Ward, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been shot and injured in an attack by suspected gunmen.

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The victim was targeted in the coordinated shooting, according to Zagazola Makama, a security monitoring online newspaper operating from the troubled northern zone.

The victim, identified as Alhaji Yakubu was badly injured and is receiving medical attention in an undisclosed medical facility.

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Meanwhile, a preliminary report indicates that some members of a Mwaghavul militia group were behind the heinous attack, identities of arsonists have not.been known.

The circumstances for which Alhaji Yakubu came under gunfire has not been verified yet

The attack has raised fresh concerns over insecurity in the Mangu axis as clashes between herders and farmers intensifies leading to killing and wrecking of communities.

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