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Suspected herdsmen butcher pastor to death

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8 years ago

July 3, 2016

A Twitter user @uncanny_sam has revealed how his uncle, a clergyman of the Evangelical Church of West Africa, Reverend Zakariya, was gruesomely killed by men suspected to be herdsmen from Nasarawa State.

According to the Twitter user, the father of three (all in the university) who will be buried on Tuesday was killed in cold blood while he was working on his farm located around Obi Local Government Area of the State.

He also claimed that the assailants chopped off the clergyman’s arms, legs and head with a machete.

“My late uncle, Rev. Zakariya was killed Thursday by herdsmen in Obi LGA of Nasarawa State. They attacked him on his farm, cut off his arms and legs; then they chopped his head with machete. I received a call on Thursdayevening that my uncle, a pastor with ECWA was killed by Fulani herdsmen.

“All I want is justice to be done. Nasarawa State and the Federal Government must find the killers of my uncle. Whoever is close to Governor Al-Makura of Nasarawa State should please inform him that we demand the perpetrators should be brought to book.

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“We have become preys that are hunted by marauding beasts in our land. I will keep shouting till justice is done. For how long will we suffer? He has left a very young family; three of his children are currently in the university. No one is saying anything about the clandestine killings by Fulani herdsmen happening almost every day,” he said.

Continuing, the nephew of the murdered pastor called on relevant authorities to do something urgently to stem the activities of marauding herdsmen.

“No one is saying anything about it, clandestine killing by Fulani herdsmen happens almost every day. Does a life of a Nigerian mean anything to our government? If yes, then Rev. Zakariya deserves justice. Why are we so insecure in our land? When will we be free from the shackles of insecurity?

“The death of Rev. Zakariya must not be in vain. This barbaric and despicable act must stop. I plead with everyone that has re-tweeted and quoted my tweets to please help me demand for justice for Zakariya; his death must not be in vain. Isn’t life sacrosanct anymore?” he stated.

@uncanny_sam also pointed out that innocent people were being killed for no reason and the act has become a favourite pass time for herdsmen in the state.

“The biggest question is: who will defend us from these marauding beasts? This carnage must be stopped. Your government (Al-Makura) vows to secure our land but we have never been this insecure. Security is one of your cardinal objectives but the security in our land today is unprecedented,” The late clergyman’s nephew posted on the social media platform.

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