5th June, 2015
The police command in Kwara on Thursday confirmed that three villagers were killed in Matokun village, Patigi Local Government in a clash between Fulani herdsmen and dwellers of the village.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in Ilorin.
He said the command had dispatched some policemen to Patigi to maintain the peace.
The PPRO said a delegation was also sent to the town to broker peace between the warring parties, while investigation had begun on the crisis.
“There was a rift between some Fulani and some Patigi people which resulted to deaths as claimed by the parties involved.
“A unit of mobile policemen had been dispatched to Patigi to maintain the peace, while a team of senior police officers were sent by the Commissioner of Police to broker peace.
“Investigation into the cause or causes of the crisis has started,” the police spokesman said.
He, however, added that normalcy had returned to the community, with the swift intervention of security agencies.