12-year-old pastoralist loses hands after farmers’ attack in Niger
A 12-year-old pastoralist, Muhammad Muhammad, has lost his two hands following an alleged attack by farmers in Mayaki village in Lapai Local Council of Niger State. The boy was allegedly attacked when he went out on grazing with cattle at Kpashimi forest on November 8, but the cattle returned home without him. Spokesperson for the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident, said a cattle owner from Mayaki village reported the case at Lapai Division on November 9. Abiodun said the cattle owner went in search of the boy with his brother and found him on the ground with his two hands cut off beside a farm around the said forest. He added that police operatives attached to Lapai Division immediately rushed to the scene, and rescued the boy to Lapai General Hospital for medical attention. According to him, one Jafaru Yunusa of Kpashimi village, a farmer around the forest, has been arrested in connection with the crime, while two others are presently at large. He said e...