Shaforon and Kodumti, Two Communities in Numan Adamawa state were attack by Gunmen Suspected to be cattle rustlers on Saturday Night according to Police Report.
The Gun wielding attackers were shooting sporadically in the air at about about Midnight killing 2 persons and injuring 6 others who are being treated in the Hospital.
Most of the residence of the communities were asleep when the attack began. An 11 year old boy was made to witness the murder of his parents.
“When the attackers came, my father took me by the hand so we could escape through the bush. They fired gunshots at us and my father fell.
“I was also shot in the leg but managed to hide in the overgrown bushes.
“After a while, I heard familiar voices searching the bushes, then I cried out for help.”
His uncle, Habila Nahangi, recalled how barely a year ago a similar attack happened and, the young boy watched his mother being killed.
Minta Kingsley, a nursing mother, is another victim of the attack. She suffered multiple bone fracture, She is currently being treated at the Numan General hospital.
Shaforon and Kodumti, both under Numan Local Government Area, have experienced about six attacks in the past three years and lost more than 40 people, with property destroyed.
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