Fulani herders cut off farmer’s hand in Plateau

A farmer identified as Yakubu Bitrus has lost a hand after a group of Fulani herdsmen allegedly attacked him and severed one of his hands after he allegedly declined their request to help lift a cow that had fallen into a ditch and got stuck. Bitrus, who narrated his ordeal in a video clip shared on social media platforms on Friday in Agingi community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, recounted how the herders attacked him after he initially declined their request to help lift the stuck cow. The farmer, who narrated the incident while receiving treatment in a hospital, said the attack occurred as he and two women were returning from the farm. He explained that the incident happened on Friday after he and the women arrived at their farm and worked until it was time to take a meal break.