Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says 37 persons have so far been buried following a bomb blast in the state.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Doma Local Government Area of the state.
While giving an update during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday,Governor Sule said 37 persons were buried on Wednesday.
According to him,those who died in the incident are from Nasarawa State.
“It is very difficult to Say.We buried 37 people yesterday. That is what I can tell you for sure. My colleague from Benue State also said some persons were buried yesterday all from the same incident.
“I would not be able to give you the exact figures but I can only tell you these were ones we received in Doma Local Government yesterday and God so kind, we were able to bury them.
“They are from Nasarawa State and are Fulani people.I think all of them are from Nasarawa State,”the governor maintained.
Governor Sule added that he did not believe that the blast, which he said reportedly came from a drone strike, was intentional, because no one would target innocent persons and kill them.
“Anytime you have innocent people killed, it has to be an accident, because I don’t think any responsible human being would target innocent people, in a situation like this, to attack them. Now, from what we heard, was that actually there was an operation, and during the operation, there was a drone that was sent out, following some bandits, and that is exactly what happened, so it was in the process of bombing the bandits that these innocent people were killed,”he explained
READ ALSO:
- ICPC Re-arrest Ex-JAMB Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde Over Alleged N5bn Fraud
- Why We Re-Arrest Former JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde;ICPC Explains
- Adequate Security is Guaranteed During The Forthcoming Elections;FG Assures
He added that the state had seen the return of bandits who were responsible for the kidnap of school children along the border, and it was in the course of the operation carried out to flush them out that the unfortunate herdsmen’s death had occurred, adding, however, that they were not sure if the bandits had also been killed in the attack