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Two killed, soldier wounded as cattle rustlers attack Adamawa communities
Two people were reportedly Killed on Sunday morning when suspected cattle rustlers attacked Shaforo and Kudumti communities of Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
According to reports, six other persons were wounded, including one military personnel who resisted the herders in a gunfight.
The state Police Command, through its spokesman, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the attack, said the attackers were cattle rustlers.
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“One of the attackers was killed in the crossfire with security operatives and his corpse has been deposited at the Numan mortuary.
“The CP has dispatched additional operatives to join other security agencies to comb the bushes in the area and arrest the fleeing cattle rustlers,” Nguroje said.
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