20 Feared Dead In Tiv, Fulani Herdsmen Clash

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At least 20 people were feared dead on Friday in an outbreak of conflict between Tiv farmers and nomadic Fulani herdsmen at Nzorov ward, in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state.

Nzorov ward in Iyordye Akaahena village was said to have been sacked by the Fulani herdsmen who also burnt down their houses.

Among the houses burnt were those belonginging to the former Benue State Head of Service, Mr. Mike Iyordye.

Some armed Fulani herdsmen who were dressed in military camouflage, sources said had invaded the Tiv village in the afternoon in a convoy of vehicles from the neigbouring Nasarawa State.

“They stormed the village when most of our young men were in the farms; they leveraged on that to burn down the entire village after killing over 20 persons, though we are yet to know the actual number of those killed because fighting is still going on at the moment. People are already fleeing from their villages in search of safe haven in neigbouring villages,” the sources said.

Speaking on the incident, the Guma Local Government council Chairman, Mr. Frank Adii said security agencies have been alerted.

“From what I have gathered so far, the casualty figure is high with many injured but I am yet to confirm the number of casualties. I have already alerted security agencies on the development,” Adii said.

State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent, Daniel Ezeala confirmed the incident, but said the police had no report of deaths arising from the crisis. “Security personnel have already been drafted to the crisis area, but we have not received any information on the number of deaths,” he added.

2 COMMENTS

  1. For goodness sake its high time these fulani babarians are delt with. Are they the only ones in the country? I wonder what the people that are suppose to teach them a lesson are doing. If this happened in the south and by the south u will armed personel every were immediately arresting both victims and culprit but expecially victims