Middle Belt Forum calls for probe of Nasarawa bombing

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has called on the Federal Government to carry out an all inclusive probe of the recent bombing in Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, where over 37 herders were killed.

The incident which happened on January 26, occured when a bomb was accidentally released by a drone allegedly by the Nigeria Air Force on a group of Fulani herdsmen with several pastoralists groups including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), accusing the military of targeting its people.

The incident has also pitched Governors Abdullahi Sule and Samuel Ortom of Nasarawa and Benue States against each other, with each accusing the another.