Herdsman Kills Brother over Missing Cow in Nasarawa

Bello Musa, an Herdsman in Nasarawa state,  has been arrested for allegedly killing his blood brother Abdullahi over a missing cow.

Bello happen to kill his brother during a scuffle, he gave him a cut on the neck which led to his death. 

The incident occurred when a cow strayed into their herd while grazing their cow in Akuwate Village,  Doma Local Government Area,  Nassarawa state. 

Bello, who narrated what led to his brother’s death, said, 

“Abdullahi and I took our cattle for grazing. Later, we discovered that a cow, which was not our own, had joined our herd.
“Later, he asked me to sell it in the market, but the animal escaped while I was taking it to the market. I told Abdullahi about the development, but he accused me of selling the cow for N300,000 and pocketing it.

He added, “I became very angry and we started fighting. In the course of the fight, he injured me on my right hand and I cut him with my cutlass on the neck, he was rushed to the hospital where he died.”

However ,the police have been able to recover the cutlass used by Bello to harm his brother. 

He added that the suspect, Bello, was in the police custody and would be arraigned in court after investigation.