By Pius Awunah
One person was reported killed with 31 houses destroyed in a communal clash between Fulani and Gwari residents in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
It was gathered that the violent confrontation occurred on Tuesday,July 29,2025 following a disagreement between a Fulani man, Shaibu Adamu, and a Gwari farmer known as Sa’adu, over access through a farmland path.
Sources from the community,said the dispute began around 10:30 a.m on Tuesday when Adamu attempted to walk through Sa’adu’s farmland without cattle.
It said the farmer objected and insisted the herder used another route, leading to an argument that escalated into a physical altercation that left both men with minor injuries.
The incident was said to have quickly reignited ethnic tensions in the village, with both communities mobilising in solidarity with the parties involved.
The situation reportedly worsened when Adamu Ibrahim, elder brother to Shaibu, allegedly attacked a Gwari resident, Dahiru Yakubu, with a machete.
Yakubu was rushed to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, where he later died from the injuries.
The news of his death sparked a reprisal attack by enraged Gwari youth, who descended on the Fulani settlement in Gurfata, burning down 31 houses and injuring at least three individuals.
Soldiers and other security personnel were later deployed to the area to stop the violence and bring the situation under control, though tensions remain high..
At the time of filing the report, the FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police(SP),Josephine Adeh, was yet to respond to inquiries on the incident.
