Nigerian police recover 39 stolen cattle in Kaduna
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aminiya
Kaduna State police recovered 39 cattle stolen in Illa village, Nigeria, after an exchange of fire with suspects. A 25-year-old man was shot and taken to hospital in Shika, while the cattle were returned to their owners, according to Kaduna police.
Kaduna State police in northern Nigeria recovered 39 cattle stolen in Illa village, in Igabi district, after an operation against armed men, Aminiya reports. The animals had been stolen from three Fulani herders in an attack at about 4am on Saturday.
Police were alerted at about 5am by Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar and then pursued the suspects with the help of volunteers and residents. An exchange of fire forced the attackers to abandon the cattle and flee into the forest. Eight bullets were fired during the clash and some suspects are said to have been injured, according to the spokesman of the Kaduna police, DSP Mansir Hassan.
A 25-year-old man, Abubakar, was hit in the leg during the attack and taken to Shika university teaching hospital for treatment. The 39 cattle were then returned to their owners. Kaduna police commissioner Muhammad Rabiu praised the intervention of officers, volunteers and residents and promised that operations against cattle theft and other offences in the state would continue, according to Aminiya.
