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Edo resident dead, policemen injured after being ambushed by Fulani herdsmen - Edoman - 01-30-2020 Edo resident dead, policemen injured after being ambushed by Fulani herdsmen A misunderstanding between a Fulani herdsman and one Joshua Igbashiro, has reportedly left a resident of Edo State dead and some of the state's police officers injured. A statement released by the Edo State Police Command revealed that the herder suddenly shot at the deceased who spoke Hausa and tried mediating in the heated argument between him and Igbashiro, before fleeing the scene of the incident. When a complaint was made and policemen from Ekiadolor police divisional headquarters in Benin were mobilized to effect the arrest of the herder who escaped, they were ambushed by some herdsmen with AK 47 rifles. The statement partly read; Quote:“Thereafter, the Divisional Police Officer, Ekiadolor division detailed Police operatives led by the District Officer (Owan Police Station), ASP Okodomi, with 11 men from the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and the village hunters, to the community for the arrest of the suspect and recovery of the gun. Edo State's Police Spokesperson, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor revealed that the police has launched a manhunt to arrest the herdsmen and charge them to court accordingly. |