Fulani herdsmen are reportedly on a mission in Agatu
local government
– Number of displaced persons on the rise as no
shelter comes in sight
– David Mark begs President Buhari to wade in
File photo of Fulani herdsmen.




No fewer than 300 persons have been confirmed dead
following a siege on Agatu local government area of
Benue state.
Naij.com had reported two days ago that the local
government area was under attack by over 300
militants, a development which was reported to have
erupted following the Senate south rerun election in the
state.
Fresh reports from Vanguard have it that at least 300
persons have lost their lives following series of attacks
by Fulani herdsmen in the last one week.
Villages including Okokolo, Akwu, Ocholonya, Adagbo,
Ugboku and Aila were reportedly razed as decomposing
bodies of those killed were seen littering the
communities.
“Several communities including Obagaji, the local
government headquarters, where people usually took
refuge in the past, have been deserted.


“People are fleeing into Ugbokpo in neighbouring Apa
council. It is a well coordinated attack on Agatu
communities.
“As I speak with you, fighting is still raging; many are
missing and we have a huge number of displaced
persons without facilities to house them,” a source at
the local government confirmed.
Opiatoha K’Idoma, a socio-cultural organisation of
Idoma sons and daughters, also issued a statement
through its secretary, Adoka Adaji, where it stated that
the crisis had created a huge refugee situation in the
area.
The statement read: “What we see happening in Agatu
today can be likened to happenings in the North-East
and we call for urgent action by the Federal
Government.
“The Idoma nation is helpless. Over 300 Agatu people
have been killed and others maimed in one week
without concerted effort by the state government to
abate the attack, killings and destruction.
“On the other hand, there are no identifiable camps to
cater for the Internally Displaced Persons, which
include mostly women and children; we call on the
Federal Government to establish a full military base in
Agatu, otherwise the area will soon become history.”


Senator David Mark, a former Senate president who
hails from Benue, has now called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to urgently mobilise security
apparatus to the area in order to put “a stop to the
senseless carnage currently ravaging Agatu.”
While lamenting the non-stop attacks on Agatu
communities, Mark, who spoke through his special
assistant, Benue liaison, Adakole Elijah, urged
government to station soldiers in the area to check the
attacks.
He also urged Benue and Nasarawa state governments
to take steps to check the carnage.

https://www.naij.com/744233-300-feared-dead-fulani-herdsmen-unleash-terror-nigerian-communities.html

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