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.



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I been think say the man dey use odiesi na??

Hmmm!