20 Dead, 100 Homes Razed Down By Militia In Benue State

In excess of 20 people have been slaughtered and 100 houses consumed in Aila, Egba ward of Agatu neighborhood government territory in Benue state, Concise News reports.

This online news medium comprehends that the director of Agbaduma Development Association (AGA) Makurdi branch Benjamin Eigege revealed this amid an intuitive session with journalists in Makurdi, Benue state.

As per him, indigenes of Aila in Egba ward Agatu nearby government territory in Benue south have been under steady assaults from neighboring Egba people group over a debated angling lake.

He noticed that the local army has so far murdered 20 people in Aila and consumed houses with many made destitute.

This is as he said the emergency took a deadlier tone on March 18 when an Aila man, Nghede Ibrahim, was shot dead at the angling lake by presumed local army from Egba an abutting town.

"They set more than 100 houses burning and wrecked property worth millions," Eigege bemoaned.

Moreover, he noticed that endeavors to get insurance from the Benue security outfits have fizzled, compelling the network to turn to " Save our Souls " messages to the state and government.

The police have said a greater amount of its faculty will be conveyed to the region to reestablish harmony.