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  • Herdsmen kill 10 Tiv farmers

    Herdsmen kill 10 Tiv farmers

    •Teenager injured 

    About 10 Tiv farmers in Div and Alaba kindred, Kwande Local Government of Benue State, were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in a raid yesterday.
    According to reports, the herdsmen stormed the villages on Sunday evening and continued the raids yesterday. They sacked the entire kindred and took over farmlands and houses.
    At the end of the attack, ten bodies were recovered while some were still missing.
    It was gathered the herdsmen had completely taken over some compounds in some parts of the villages.
    This is the third attack in one month on Kwande council.
    A 15-year-old boy, Teghtegh Nor, was injured in Ikyoawen. He, however, managed to escape with the help of his father, Mr. Nor, who took him to the hospital.
    A community leader, Chief Adom Unande, said the victim went to get foodstuff from his compound when he was shot.
    According to him, the herdsmen sacked the people, took over their houses and stole foodstuff. Teghtegh and his father went back to their compound to get foodstuff to feed others who are displaced.
    “On getting there, they saw herdsmen with pickup van stealing their yams, millet and beans. The herdsman on guard opened fire on sighting Teghtegh before they drove away with the foodstuff.
    “His father took him to the clinic where he is being treated,” Unande said.
    A policeman, who pleaded for anonymity, said they are aware of the crisis in moon district but governors of Benue and Taraba States were handling it.
    Police spokesman Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, said only two people were killed and their bodies had been deposited at NKST hospital mortuary.
    According to him, mobile policemen have been deployed in the area and investigation has begun.

  • Fulani herdsmen ‘kill’ five Tiv farmers

    Fulani herdsmen ‘kill’ five Tiv farmers

    Suspected Fulani herdsmen camouflaged in military uniform have killed five Tiv farmers in Vaase, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.

    A community leader in Ucha District, Chief Boga Abuul, said the gunmen stormed Vaase at about 2am yesterday and set houses ablaze. Those who attempted to escape were gunned down.

    Terseer Jogp, Iorbunde Akambo, Iorkegh Iwar, Shidoo Yawe and Mannasseh Nember were identified as the victims.

    Abuul called on the state and Federal governments to deploy securitymen in the Vaase-Gbeji-Igbongom axis to stop further attacks.

    Abuul, who also doubles as the National Principal Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), called on the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with relief materials.

    This is the second Tiv settlement in Vaase that has been attacked in less than one month by suspected Fulani militia.

    Police spokesman Moses Yamu said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ucha led a team to the scene to access the situation.

     

  • Fulani herdsmen kill 15 Tiv farmers

    Fulani herdsmen kill 15 Tiv farmers

    Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed 15 Tiv farmers in an early morning raid on Igbogom community, Tsaav ward in Ukum local government area of Benue state.

    It was learnt the masked gunmen numbering 40 stormed the community when villagers were fast asleep and set the houses on fire.

    A community leader Thomas Amee said as people tried to escape in the confusion that ensured, they were shot down with AK 47 with their bodies mutilated with cutlasses and long knives.

    He said before the attack on Igbogom community, the suspected herdsmen invaded other adjoining villages and killed three persons.

    Apart from Igbogon, Amee said the suspected herdsmen also attacked Ankyov and Aondo villages with many homes destroyed.

    Corpses recovered so far include those of Orahungwa 37; Taernyi Emberga and Orakuraga Ayange, 55.

    Others were Iorpase Bembee 70; Africa Bembee and Mngushaan Africa among others.

    Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour Matters, who is an indigene of the area, Comrade Boga Abuul, condemned the attack.

    He called on the federal government to deploy security forces to the troubled area.

    Comrade Abuul told The Nation that Ukum people have no problem with Fulani herdsmen and wondered why harmless farmers should be killed.

    Another indigene affected by the incident, Jerry Iorgen, said the attackers have blocked the main road in Igbogom community and killed three more persons.

    Iorgen said the entire community has been deserted with many taking refugee with other families in nearby houses for their safety.

    Police Public Relations Officer Benue state Police Command Moses Yamu confirmed the attack.

    He said investigations have begun into the incident.

  • A lift for clash victims in Benue

    A lift for clash victims in Benue

    Lawmaker donates relief materials

    Good cheer has returned to the faces of victims of a Fulani/Tiv clash in Benue State, thanks to a member of the House of Assembly, Hon Avine Agbom.

    The lawmaker, who represents Makurdi North on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), donated relief materials to the people who were displaced by the crisis.

    He implored the people to take part in the sharing of the materials, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) who were victims of the bloody crisis between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area.

    The crisis claimed many lives.

    The relief materials included bags of rice, millet, among other items, including personal effects like clothes and cooking utensils.

    The donor said the effort was meant to cushion the effects of the crisis on the people.

    Hon. Agbom urged the federal and state governments to set up relief camps for internally-displaced persons who are mostly from his constituency.

    He also pleaded for more relief materials for the victims.

    “The displaced persons have no camp,” he said. “They can no longer go back to their houses. I want to appeal to the federal and state governments to provide shelter for them. Some are staying at a camp called Duadu where there are no mosquito nets, adding that the children have been dying every day for the past two years without any kind of support from government.”

    He stated that the relief materials worth millions of naira are specifically for the victims of the crisis in Mbalagh and Ayaka wards which are parts of Agan Ward. He added that the second batch would be spread to other communities.

    Responding, President of Mbalagh Women Association, Mrs. Margaret Bija advised the victims of the crisis to be law-abiding and wait for the outcome of government’s intervention in the crisis.