The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore in Taraba State has accused the Nigerian Airforce of killing 1200 cows in Vingiri and Akisa villages in Takum Local Government Area of the State.
Chairman of the group, Alhaji Bammi Bello Njane made the allegation in a statement in Jalingo while addressing newsman on Wednesday.
He alleged that on November 9 and 10, a bomb from a tactical jet from the Air Force base in Makurdi killed not less than 1200 cows and injured some persons.
Njane added that this is the second time the accidental bombing is happening in Taraba after an initial one that occurred in August.
He appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Darius Ishaku to quickly investigate the incident.
According to Bello Bammi Njane “On the 9th and 10th of this month, an Air Force Tactical jet from the Makurdi Airforce Base entered our state and bombed over one thousand cattle in Vingiri and Akisa villages in Takum local government area of the state.
“While we found 792 dead cattle, 430 went missing and have not been found as of the time of this briefing. 42 sheep and six persons also got injured in the attack. This is the second time this is happening. Sometimes in August, the same jet bombarded and killed 73 cows and six persons with several animals and persons injured. Our settlement was also destroyed along with most of our property.
“We wrote to the state governor, Arch Darius Ishaku, as a peace-loving governor to investigate the immediate and remote causes of these inhuman acts against our members and their animals by the Nigerian Air Force and to use his good office to compel the federal government to pay compensation to his subjects for the damage done by the Air Force.
“We want him to ensure that this barbaric act, which is usually targeted at our members in Nigeria and Taraba specifically, does not occur again in the future for peace to reign in the state while those behind the attacks should be made to face the law.”
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