From: Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
At least four (4) persons have been murdered in a settlement called; Okokolo in Apopogolo, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected militia men from Ngbo Ebonyi State.
Chairman of the local government area James Oche who disclosed this in a telephone chat with our Correspondent yesterday, said a child less than 1 year old, two(2) children of less than five years including their mothers were murdered and their house burnt down by the militia men.
According to him, the militia carried out the attack in a guerilla fashion, maintaining that hostility along the border between Ngbo and Akpopogolo has been there over time.
“ We have always experienced this guerilla attack. You know the history of crisis between Ngbo and Ohaukwu and how we have always cried out that there should be a Police presence in the whole of that area.
“Our military (Operation Whirl Stroke) and other security agencies have been overstretched. The Ebonyi government has established a Police post and we are appealing to Benue State government to do same”, Oche appealed.
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