Harders Attack Claims One Person At Baji Community In Gurara LGA Of Niger

By Aliyu lawal

One person has been killed in an attack by Fulani's at Baji community in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger state.

The incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday 06/10/2026 when the victim identified as Yahaya Ibrahim of Baji community was attacked and hospitalized in a Clinic at Lambata due to some deep cut on his shoulder and hand which led to his death.

He was one of the people attacked and injured with two other farmers to include: Rabiu Jibrin, and Bashar Mohammed by the Fulani harders during the attack

Following the announcement of the death of Yahaya Ibrahim in the early hours of Tuesday, the entire Fulani harders occupying the farmland fled the community at midnight to an unknown destination for safety.

It could be recalled that some Fulanis are said to have beẹn allegedly occupying farmlands illegally in Baji community since July this year who attacked the farmers that had resulted into fatal injury on three farmers in thẹ Area.

However, despite efforts by the community members of Baji, it has beẹn alleged that no tangible action has been taken by the Niger state Government and security agencies to address the lingering dispute or curtail the Fulanis from perpetrating mayhem in the affected Community and it's neighbouring villages.

During the community peace meeting which consisted of security agencies such as the police, DSS, NSCDC, vigilante, council chairman and Meyitte Allah, while thẹ SSG represented the State Government, as well as Fulanis and Baji community people which subsequently led to inspection of the farmlands to see the level of destruction illegal occupation of farm land by the Fulanis and thẹ need for peaceful coexistence in the area.

The following were established after the team visited the scene as directed by the state government: night grazing, Fulanis occupying current farmlands illegally, community gave a place to them but resisted to relocate, 92 households farm produce have beẹn destroyed, continued attacks on the community farmers, Fulanis inviting others from neighboring local governments to invade the community, causing violence allegedly instigated by one Shuaibu Isah Bodari.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, some of the resolutions reached were: that the Fulanis should within 24 hours vacate the farmland to where the community allocated to them, there should be no further attack, eschew violence and farmers should return to their farming activities, while the Fulanis should think of how to compensate the farmers for the wanton destruction.

According to findings, the Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Usman Abubakar, who is from the Local Government has abandoned the community despite several efforts for his intervention to avoid escalation, hẹ was alleged to have remain silent over the matter despite receiving reports of the findings and resolutions at all inclusive community peace meeting chaired by the Council Chairman.

Earlier, the Baji community through their lawyer, Barrister H. A. Yabagi Esq on 27th July, 2026 in a letter to the Niger state Governor titled: "An appeal for urgent intervention by the Executive Governor of Niger State over persistent destruction of farmlands, threat to life, breach of peace, and unlawful occupation of farmlands by some Fulani herdsmen (led by one Shuaibu Isah Bodari and others) at Baji community, Gurara local government area of Niger State".

All efforts to contact thẹ Police Public Relations Officer Niger State Command Suprintendent ọf Police Wasiu Abiodun for details have failed.