Suspected members of the terror group, Boko Haram have carted away over 1000 cows, 70 sheep and 40 goats in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Eyewitness accounts stated that the not fewer than 30 rustlers who were well-armed invaded Madagali settlement at about 10 am on Friday and carted away the animals.
Some of the residents of the settlements, claimed that the hoof marks of the stolen cattle were traced by locals to paths leading into the Sambisa forest, the fortress of the insurgents.
The pursuing villagers said they had to turn back from the track of the rustlers when they noticed they were headed for the forest.
One of the local hunters on the trail of the rustlers said, “We could not go further for fear of being killed by members of the Boko Haram insurgency who are still holed in some parts of the forest.”
Confirming the incident, the village head of Krichinga, Abubakar Kanuri said some rustlers invaded their homes and carted away over 1000 cows belonging to villagers.
He said the rustlers were well-armed but did not hurt anyone.
According to him, the matter has been reported to the military manning the area.
He lamented that incident was becoming rampant in the areas and called on Federal Government to step up security in the areas.
Kanuri stated that the incident has impoverished some villagers who worked very hard to rear the animals and condemned the act in strong terms.
He said the cattle must have been stolen by members of Boko Haram, who might have run short of food and money as he claimed that the insurgents could sell the animals to make money.
One of the villagers whose cattle was stolen, Mallam Saleh, lamented that the rustlers were likely members of Boko Haram and that they invaded his home at about 10am and carted away 100 cows, and 50 sheep belonging to him.
Saleh said nine of his colleagues were also affected as the rustlers also carted away over 900 cows, 20 sheep and 40 goats belonging to them making the total of over 1000 cows stolen by invaders.
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