Again, 11
people were killed on Tuesday in a fresh violence in Dyam-Rim village in
Plateau State. The victims were reported to be returning from a nigh
t market in
Rim village, located in Riyom Local Council Area. The spokesman of Operation
Safe Haven (OPSH), Captain Adam Umar, confirmed that eight people had been
confirmed dead, while four were critically injured.
According to
him, troops of the OPSH were deployed in the area, adding that the unknown
gunmen fled before the troops could get to the scene of the incident. Umar
explained that the troops were in the thick forest, hills and mountains to
arrest and bring the perpetrators to justice. He said the military and other
security agencies were also on top of the situation, as they had embarked on
cordon-and-search tactics to facilitate their arrest. “The Commander of
Operation Safe Haven, Major-General Anthony Atolagbe, the Chief of Staff of the
Operation, Brigadier General A.M. Bello, and other principal staff of the
operation visited the place to assess the situation.
The Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state police command, Terna Tyopev,
confirmed that 11 people died in the attack. Meanwhile, the National President
of the Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore Fulani, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, yesterday
raised the alarm that they were being persecuted in Benue State. He urged the
relevant authorities to intervene to save the children and the elderly who have
been displaced by the new anti-open grazing law in the state.
Also, many
people were feared killed in communities in Nasarawa State yesterday in Jangaru
community in Awe Local Council Area, following attacks by Fulani herdsmen. The
herdsmen were suspected to be fleeing to the state to evade the new anti-open
grazing law in Benue State. Apart from those killed, many others who were
wounded are receiving treatment in some undisclosed hospitals in the area. The
farmers urged the state and federal government to save them from further
destruction.
When
contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Nasarawa Sate
Police command, Idrisu Kenney, also confirmed the attacks, but added that only
one person was killed. He, however, said that the command has commenced
investigation into the crisis, but no arrest has been made.
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