A 14-year-old girl, identified as Amina Ya’u, has reportedly sustained gunshot injuries after suspected armed herders opened fire on farmers in Majelisa village, a community bordering Nasarawa and Plateau states in Northcentral Nigeria.
The incident was said to have happened around 6:30am on November 5 amid sporadic gunshots in the community.
Security sources disclosed the development to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, saying troops of Sector 9, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), deployed at Jenta, immediately responded to a distress call and moved to the scene.
According to the report, the troops found the teenage girl with gunshot wounds, while the suspected attackers had fled before their arrival.
“Preliminary investigations indicated that a group of armed herders allegedly opened fire on farmers following a disagreement over grazing activities,” the report stated.
The troops subsequently evacuated the injured girl to the General Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, for medical attention.
Zagazola Makama said engagements with Fulani leaders were ongoing to assist security operatives in identifying and locating the fleeing suspects.