{"id":194187,"date":"2026-02-09T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tension-in-kogi-community-after-herdsmen-attack"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:18:41","slug":"tension-in-kogi-community-after-herdsmen-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/tension-in-kogi-community-after-herdsmen-attack","title":{"rendered":"Tension in Kogi Community After Herdsmen Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>No fewer than seven persons have been reportedly murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ejule Ojebe community in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State,.<\/p>\n<p>It was learnt on Monday that the incident, which occurred on February 7th, had triggered palpable tension in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told our correspondent that the herdsmen, who were recently accepted into the community, gruesomely attacked the indigenes following suspected cattle rustling.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, who does not want to be named, said, \u201cIt was January this year that our king gave them permission to stay in our community as they usually do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust recently, the Fulani people alleged that their cows were missing. The next thing we saw people armed with AK-47 shooting everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeven people were killed instantly but many others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it is now, nobody wants to see any Fulani man around our community. There is tension in the land currently because you know what they can do. Nobody knows if they are still coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. No fewer than seven persons have been reportedly murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ejule Ojebe community in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State,. It was learnt on Monday that the incident, which occurred on February 7th, had triggered palpable tension in the community. 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