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Suspected herdsmen kill Islamic cleric in Gombe
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday killed an Islamic cleric, Yusuf Akwara, in Powishi Village, Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State.
They also set buildings ablaze and rustled livestock before they left the community.
The spokesman for the state police command, Buhari Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Gombe, said the attackers stormed the community on motorcycles and fired sporadically to scare away the residents.
He said: “The assailants fled the village before the arrival of the security teams.
“However, the neighbouring village and security personnel were able to put out the fire.”
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