Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
A Nigerian farmer has recounted the harrowing ordeal of being shot while harvesting groundnuts on his farm, only to face another tragedy weeks later when his brother disappeared while travelling to visit him in the hospital. The farmer, whose identity was not disclosed, shared his story in a video posted by source Masara Kim, detailing the moments he believed he would die after being ambushed by armed men. He said he was working on his farm when he suddenly heard gunshots and was struck by a bullet that entered through one part of his body and exited through another, causing him to fall to the ground.
According to the farmer, he was unaware that armed men were watching him as he worked. “I was in my farm, harvesting my groundnut. So, as I was working, I was removing groundnut from the ground,” he said. “As I was working, working, working, next thing I stood up, I heard gunshots.” The first bullet hit him and passed through his body before exiting. He recounted that when he fell to the ground, he opened his eyes and saw people with guns in their hands. He was forced to crawl along the ground in an attempt to escape from the attackers.
The farmer said the attackers appeared to argue over whether he had been shot before one of them identified the person who fired at him. “As the [gunman] lost me, the first person who shot me said, let them go. The other one said, no, he never shot. And the first person said, no, he shot me,” he recounted. He remained on the ground for some time before gathering enough strength to crawl towards an area where people could hear him. He eventually raised an alarm, attracting the attention of people who rescued him and took him to security personnel. He was subsequently taken to a cottage hospital in Kuala for treatment.
However, while he was recovering, his family suffered another tragedy. The farmer said his brother had left home on August 31, 2026, to visit him at the hospital but never arrived. “So, along in what happened to me and my brother is on the road to come here to see me. So, on the 31st of August, 2026, he left home,” he said. “Unfortunately, he couldn't reach here and he's not home. We don't know of his whereabouts.” According to the farmer, villagers who witnessed the incident said suspected Fulani attackers opened fire along the road. He said two people were travelling along the route when the attack occurred, with one eventually making it home while his brother failed to arrive.
“According to the witnesses in the village, they said Fulani attacked them. They hear gunshot along the roadside because they were two,” he said. “The older person reached home, but him, no reach home. So, up to now, never know his whereabouts.” The farmer said his brother had now been missing for about two weeks and that the family had received no ransom demand. He also linked the latest incident to previous attacks on their community, alleging that the village had suffered repeated violence. As of the time of this report, the authorities had not issued an official statement on the incidents, and the whereabouts of the missing brother remain unknown.
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