By Bala Dauda, Damaturu
Yobe clashe – Oct. 31, 2025
Two policemen and a personnel of the Agro Rangers unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been injured in renewed clashes between farmers and herders in Yobe State.
The victims reportedly sustained machete wounds on their heads, arms and legs while attempting to prevent suspected herders from destroying farmlands.
Spokesperson of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who confirmed the incident, said the attack occurred on October 19 in Kojoli village, Gulani Local Government Area.
He explained that a distress call was received indicating that herders had allegedly invaded rice farms in the area, prompting police personnel on special duty in Gulani to mobilise to the scene.
“On arrival, the herders reportedly ambushed the officers and opened fire using AK-47 rifles, bows and arrows before fleeing,” Abdulkarim said.
He disclosed that during the confrontation, Sgt. Abdullahi Aminu and Cpl. Aliyu Suleiman were overpowered, disarmed and attacked. While one service rifle was recovered, the rifle assigned to Sgt. Aminu was carted away by the fleeing suspects.
The injured officers are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Bara. One suspect, Mohammed Bello, was arrested at the scene with a blood-stained cutlass, while a herd of cattle was recovered.
In a similar incident, an NSCDC Agro Ranger, ASCI Aisami Kachallah, was attacked and macheted on the head by suspected herders in Kunnari village, Damaturu Local Government Area.
Head of the Agro Rangers Unit in the state, ACC Ahmed Isa Michika, told our correspondent that Kachallah and his team were responding to a distress call when the attack occurred.
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“At about 10:00hrs on October 29, information was received that a group of Sullubawa herders trespassed into farmlands in Kunnari village and threatened villagers with bows and arrows,” he said.
Michika said six suspects were arrested, while several cattle were seized as the herders attempted to flee.
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