The leader of the Arewa communities in Edo State Adamu Isa has refuted a report circulating on social media that some herdsmen have been killed in the state.
The report about the alleged killing is contained in a video said to be in circulation on popular social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.
Adamu Isa, the Sarkin Hausa of Edo, who spoke on Thursday in Benin City after a meeting with Governor Godwin Obaseki, said the report on social media was a lie.
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“We discussed the issue of banditry, herders and farmers’ crisis and other security challenges and lies being posted on social media that some Arewa members were being killed in Edo.
“So, as far as I am concerned, as the Sarkin Hausa of Benin, who is the head of all the Arewa communities in Edo, I have not gotten facts about this story that is being spread on social media.
“As far as we are concerned, Edo is a peace-loving place,” Mr Isa said.
