The Kogi State Government has condemned the reprisal killings in Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi communities in Kupa Kingdom, Lokoja Local Government Area, and directed security agencies to arrest those responsible for the violence.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced the directive in a statement on Wednesday.
He said Governor Ahmed Ododo had ordered security agencies to restore peace and ensure that all those involved in the attacks were brought to justice.
“The Kogi State Government condemns in the strongest terms both the killing of the unarmed herder and the subsequent reprisal attack.
“These are criminal acts that have no place in our society. Anyone found to have participated in either incident, regardless of status or ethnic affiliation, will face the full weight of the law,” Mr Fanwo said.
