The Bauchi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspected herders who allegedly macheted a farmer to d3ath at Galambi village.
The incident occurred on Oct. 24 at about 9:00 a.m. when the victim, identified as Mr Godiya Yakubu, 57, of Yelwan Kagadama area in Bauchi metropolis, went to his rice farm and met some herders grazing on it.
Yakubu attempted to chase the herders out of his farmland but was attacked with machetes by the suspects, leaving him with severe injuries.
Upon receiving the report, officers from the Liman-Katagum Division moved to the scene and evacuated the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi.
Unfortunately, the victim was certified d3ad by a medical doctor and the corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects, while an investigation into the incident continues.
