Herdsman chops off farmer's right hand for objecting to rearing on his farm

A farmer, Mallam Sani Abubakar who is a resident of
Maduba Village of Zaki local government area of
Bauchi state had his right hand severed from its wrist
following an aftermath of a heated argument that
ensued between him and a herdsman over cattle
grazing on his farm. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occured
when the victim who happens to be the owner of the
farm attempted to drive away the cattle  from his farm
which made the herdsman to pick an offence over his
action. It was in the course of the heated argument that the
herdsman used a cutlass in his possession and
severed the right hand of Malam Sani. Narrating his ordeal to newsmen while recuperating at
Hadeja General Hospital in Zaki local government,
Mallam Sani said that on that fateful day, he
discovered that some cattle  belonging to a herdsman
who is a son to one Alhaji Gainako Bayaro were
grazing on his farm. He said that the herdsman did not make any move to
drive his flocks out of the farm and when he
attempted to drive them away, it resulted to a heated
argument between him and the herdsman. According to Sani,“the herdsman hit me twice with the
flat side of his cutlass and then struck again with an
extra force that cut off my right hand from the wrist as
I also had to protect my face from sustaining any
futher injury. When he discovered the magnitude of
his offence, he panicked and escaped. Although the herdman is at large, the brother of the herdsman is in
police custody to assist in tracing his whereabout.”

Vanguard