Nasarawa: Soldiers kill Ombatse leader, arrest others
September 17, 2013 by Adelani Adepegba and Kamarudeen Ogundele
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Troops deployed to contain the violent communal clashes in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have killed the leader of the Ombatse militia group who allegedly led the attack that claimed over 30 lives in some communities in the area, a police source told The PUNCH on Monday.
The body of the militant leader whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, and three other assailants were said to have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Lafia, the state capital.
The deceased was said to have been killed when he went to demand for the release of his men that were detained by the police.
Three Ombatse militants who were on the same mission with the slain leader were said to have been apprehended by the police and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia.
Scores of warring Eggon and Alago youths were also arrested by the police and detained at the state command headquarters
The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Cornelius Ocholi, who confirmed the incident on the phone, explained that three unidentified assailants were killed in the crisis and that four others who sustained injuries had been taken to Dahaltu Specialist Hospital, Lafia, for treatment.
Detachments of policemen were seen at the police command headquarters, waiting to be deployed in the flashpoint where violent clashes between the Eggon and Alago ethnic groups had claimed many lives and property. Many, mostly women and children, were also displaced.
The Army authorities had deployed soldiers to contain the violence and wanton killings by the Ombatse militia group and the reprisal attacks by Alago youths in Obi Local Government Area.
Armed troops have also taken over strategic parts of Lafia and other parts of the state to prevent a possible surprise attack on the town by militants identified as Ombatse members.
Meanwhile, the National Youth Service Corps has said it will not redeploy corps members serving in the state.
No fewer than 30 persons were feared killed in renewed skirmishes between Eggon and Alago ethnic groups in Obi, headquarters of Obi Local Government Area of the state, on Saturday.
The NYSC State Director, Mrs. Bolanle Olabanji, told one of our correspondents that NYSC had evacuated affected serving corps members to safety.
She said there was no plan to post them out of the state.
“We cannot redeploy them because that will mean posting them out of the state. The only thing is that we can repost them within the state if the crisis continues. We just moved them out of the crisis. By tomorrow (Monday) we will meet to discuss our next plan,” she said. Source : PUNCH NEWSPAPER

Omase! for Ombaste leader.
But it was believe that the man was gun bullet proof,then how did he die?I guess it's over-confidence of his charm.I Pray it will not lead to a reprisal attack on police men.

Thank God

Please give Us a Source...

Segadem: Omase! for Ombaste leader.
But it was believe that the man was gun bullet proof,then how did he die?I guess it's over-confidence of his charm.I Pray it will not lead to a reprisal attack on police men.

Bullet proof charm is not for our Gallant Soldiers,if u could remember the fight between Umuleri and Aguleri in Anambra state where u will see only Matchet cutting somebodys head,but u cannot see the person holding the matchet,all the Police men ran away,it was only our gallant soldiers that went. And conqure them,we have to praise our soldiers because if not for them I wonder what this country would have turned into.Kudos to them,our Gallant soldiers.,atleast their will be PEACE in the land of Nassarawa and Nigeria as a whole.

Finally! I thought they were said to be bullet-proof?


By the way,I don't think the NYSC are really sensitive to the safety of corps members. Just because they have been relocated to safety doesn't mean they are really safe. They are still at risk,looking at how our security agencies tend to be lackadaisical and lazy at time. If the state isn't really safe,they should be re-deployed!

I tot he is above death foolish man rest in pieces

D same wt all ur followers

Nigeria military is nt smiling at all

Ds is wht police can nt do

Thanks Nig military 4 a job well done

One, this report is clearly an annoying trash. You can't claim to have killed a leader without a specific name.

Two, even if the deceased turns out to be the acclaimed leader, the military took a wrong decision.
The man should have been "preserved" to supply badly needed intelligence on a group that killed about 100 police officers without losing a soul.

If this story is true, it's a kind of De javu a la Boko Haram's Yusuf. These bastards ll fight back and it won't be funny.

Don't get this twisted o, the leader of Ombatse has a name, Baba Alakio(not sure tho') and he's one old man. If he's the one they killed, they would have mentioned the name. So lets confirm if the person they killed is not just one of their generals before celebrating.

Thank God, this pple tink say dey are above any security personal in Nigeria,imagin d sss after killin of dere members nd d police las time dey said those cultis ar 4given bt dey should nt repeat such act again. While 4 d copas,its nt all d local govtment dat dis pple ar around jus about 3 local govtment area in d state

I condemn dis killing and urge the FG to quickly investigate this extrajudicial killing of the Ombatse leader else there will be a reprisal attack.
I think dialogue is the only panacea for peace and not killing. I also support the stand of the NYSC not to redeploy corpers but rather repost them.
I equally advice dat the NYSC create a safer environment for all corpers

Leet this be lead to the end od Ombatse. Enough of this radicals

Chanchit: Don't get this twisted o, the leader of Ombatse has a name, Baba Alakio(not sure tho') and he's one old man. If he's the one they killed, they would have mentioned the name. So lets confirm if the person they killed is not just one of their generals before celebrating.

D man being kill is jus area commader,they hav area commader's in all d 3 or 4 local govment dat dey contro. U wll always see dem wt motorcycles or car's wt tags bearing combatant

Now this is funny.

i'm not sure that it was ombatse leader that they killed. if it was baba alakyo, they would have mentioned. but ........................................

Guy go get a life

I see jonathan offerin dem amnesty in d not too distant future

Licensed-2-Kill:
I see jonathan offerin dem amnesty in d not too distant future

that cannot happen

Obviously the person killed was just a commander in the sect.

gbadexy: Obviously the person killed was just a commander in the sect.

don't jump to conclusion

Funny story. Does dis report look sensible? Nawaoh 4 nigerians

mekano1980:

Bullet proof charm is not for our Gallant Soldiers,if u could remember the fight between Umuleri and Aguleri in Anambra state where u will see only Matchet cutting somebodys head,but u cannot see the person holding the matchet,all the Police men ran away,it was only our gallant soldiers that went. And conqure them,we have to praise our soldiers because if not for them I wonder what this country would have turned into.Kudos to them,our Gallant soldiers.,atleast their will be PEACE in the land of Nassarawa and Nigeria as a whole.

That magical machete cutting Juju is called Ekpe Ikpa ukot.Legend says its the exclusive invention of Akwa Ibom state warring communities.

When the Ilajes deployed it in their Ilaje-Ijaw conflicts. The Ijaws had no option than to cease all hostilities. Na jazz be that mehn!!!

no picture n credible source n u wnt me to beliv it.i weep for nl

If only we could see the future and what exactly a child will become in life when the mother conceives it, some foetus will not make it into the world.

“We cannot redeploy them because that will mean posting them out of the state. The only thing is that we can repost them within the state if the crisis continues. We just
moved them out of the crisis.

But I'm sure if your daughter or son is among the corp members, you would have redeployed them "sharperly" out of emotional instability.

Khaki no leather joor! Originality reveals fake!

When will Naija problem end? Boko haram is gradually varnishing and those silly blood sucking ombatse idiiots are becoming another problem. Hian ooh

Segadem: Omase! for Ombaste leader.
But it was believe that the man was gun bullet proof,then how did he die?I guess it's over-confidence of his charm.I Pray it will not lead to a reprisal attack on police men.

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