Police Confirm Outbreak Of Hostilities In Benue Communities

[Shola Sholaz]

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed an outbreak of hostilities in some villages in Ukum and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas of Benue state.
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The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adams Audu, confirmed the development on Monday in Makurdi at a news conference.
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He said that the police were still investing the cause of the hostilities, assuring that the investigations would be made public.
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He said that the chairmen of the two councils and the police were holding consultations on how to resolve the recurring crises in the affected LGAs.
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An witness , Mr Terhemen Chior, a resident of Dyom in Ukum LGA, said that about seven people were killed in Agena while four others were killed at Agbaaye, a village on the Benue/Taraba boarder.
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Other unconfirmed accounts claimed that more than 18 people had been killed in the crises which they attributed to armed robbery. (NAN)