Following fighting between the Fulani and Hausa populations in the Gwadabawa hamlet of Sokoto State, numerous fatalities have been recorded.
Many locals from both sides of the conflict, including a security agent, are believed to have died as a result of the situation that has raised tension in the neighborhood.
According to a local authority, “People in the area were living in fear as the violence even took the life of a soldier,” according to an interview with the VOA Hausa on Saturday.
They are concerned about Fulani bandits attacking them in retaliation.
In an interview with journalists, a survivor claimed that Fulani attacked his relative with knives.
He said; “the Fulani attacked my relation with knives. But he has spiritual powers that would not allow sharp objects to pierce his skin.
“So they intensified the attack on him and succeeded in hacking his head off his body.”
Similarly, a Fulani man who survived the violent communal clash, narrated his ordeal.
According to him, “I was shot at twice but I survived. I begged them not to kill me. But they shot at me.”
The VOA Hausa reported that when the police in Sokoto were contacted, they said they were still waiting for details of the attack.
