Tension in Abuja over hundreds of migrating herders from Niger Republic
THERE was tension in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory , as hundreds of nomadic herders acrossed Abuja-Kaduna highway into Sabon-Wuse in Niger State to camp there. This development forced some residents of Sabon-Wuse, a few kilometers away from Bwari Area Council, to stay at home in fear of the unknown. It was gathered that some of the herders, comprising men, women and children, who got to the area around 8:00 am, were from Niger Republic. They were moving with a large flock of animals, comprising cows, sheep, donkeys and camels. A local vigilante leader, Hussaini Abubakar, told journalists that on arriving at the highway, the herders made a stop over at Sabon-Wuse due to the gridlock around a military checkpoint between Dikko junction and the town. “They were able to cross the road after a while, and we met them across the road, which is under Tafa LGA where we operate. “We engaged some of them to know about their mission. However, from what we gathered, some of th...