Some upset young people on Tuesday morning burned down the home of a farmer in the Angwa Rukuba-Etoo Baba community in the Jos area of Plateau State.
Our reporter found out that the upset young people also went to his chicken farm in the area, stole his birds, and then set the farm on fire.
A resident of the community, Mrs. Janet Haruna, who confirmed the event to PUNCH Online in Jos on Tuesday, said the young people's actions were in response to the alleged killing of a security man said to work for the farmer.
Haruna said, "We need help in our Angwa Rukuba-Etoo Baba community in Jos North LGA because some upset young people have just set the house of a farmer on fire.
"The fire has just burnt the house, including the cars parked in the farmer's yard, and it has just spread to another building belonging to his neighbor.
"From what I heard, the young people were upset because a security man working for the farmer was killed after being accused of stealing some eggs from his chicken farm.
"It was the farmer's son who was alleged to have killed the security guard at the chicken farm. The son, who had been suspecting the security guard of stealing, was said to have caught him red-handed and started beating him; in the process, the security guard collapsed and died; then the youth came to their family house and set it ablaze. The corpse of the security guard has been taken to the hospital.
It was learned that the state fire service personnel had arrived in the community to stop the fire from spreading to other areas, while security forces had been deployed to prevent further chaos.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Alabo Alfred, directed our reporter to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area, who he said was already working to address the situation.
