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20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by Nobody: 6:43pm On Apr 24, 2018
Over 20 people have been feared killed in Ugya, Toto local government area of Nasarawa state in a communal clash that erupted on Tuesday between the Ebira and Bassa ethnic groups.

A member of the vigilante group in the area, Yahaya Toto, said the Bassa people were seen moving out of Ugya village in large numbers on Monday without disclosing the impending attack to their Ebira neighbours.

He said: “On seeing that Bassa people were leaving the town, some of our people started to move out in panic but prevailed on them not to because no reason was offered by the Bassa people to warrant them deserting their ancestral home”.

Another vigilante leader in the area who craved anonymity alleged that the Bassa people had engaged the services of mercenaries who attacked the Ebira people in the early hours of Tuesday killing many and burning down houses.

He said the mercenaries, clad in red, stormed the rural town on over 50 motorcycles and started shooting sporadically forcing residents to flee to the bush, who were still chased after and hacked to death.

“As soon as soldiers arrived the town, the mercenaries deserted the town although one has been captured.” He added.

DSP Kennedy Idirisu, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) told The Nation in Lafia that the skirmish was a spill-over of the attacks in Kogi.

“We received information about the crisis this morning and our findings revealed that the situation is a spillover from the crisis in Kogi state over the weekend,” he said.

Idirisu said although the Police could not ascertain any casualty figures at the moment, the state command was doing its best to contain the situation and avert bloodletting.

He said the Nasarawa Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Bello had directed the deployment of officer from the New Karu and Keffi area commands to reinforce the personnel already on ground in the area.

He called on the people of the area to refrain from taking laws into their hands and seek redress over grievances through constituted authority.

Meanwhile, the PPRO Kogi state command, ASP William Ovye told The Nation on phone that the attack in Bassa local government of Kogi state on Sundayled to the death 7 persons with so many houses burnt.

(the nation)






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Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by TITOBIGZ(m): 6:46pm On Apr 24, 2018
and na ksu i want go school,na wa ooo,
chaI
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by Lomprico2: 6:49pm On Apr 24, 2018
Kill kill kill, murder murder murder! Everywhere in this shithole. undecided

That's wat u get when people that parade nepa bill as school certificate rule a country.

Nigeria is finish! Tufiaa!
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by nNEOo(m): 6:56pm On Apr 24, 2018
You guys from afar are yet to taste nassarawa bread it tastes just like their women...

''Oh dear Ozohu,though you're married according to convention i still love to shag ya''

On this clash let nassarawa win!

STAY SAFE DEAR OZOHU.
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by rifasenate11(m): 7:16pm On Apr 24, 2018
middle belt part of Nigeria is gone and burning with tribal killings and injustice. I pity those that are losing their lives on daily basis for this,we may not have done well as a country in staying together in peace.
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by rifasenate11(m): 7:21pm On Apr 24, 2018
nNEOo:
You guys from afar are yet to taste nassarawa bread it tastes just like their women...

''Oh dear Ozohu,though you're married according to convention i still love to shag ya''

On this clash let nassarawa win!

STAY SAFE DEAR OZOHU.

SMH, winning is all that matters to you. is it not lives that are being lost?
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by nNEOo(m): 7:30pm On Apr 24, 2018
rifasenate11:


SMH, winning is all that matters to you. is it not lives that are being lost?




Don't be clouded bro,what's the esence of going to war if nt to kill each other.
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by rifasenate11(m): 7:53pm On Apr 24, 2018
nNEOo:





Don't be clouded bro,what's the esence of going to war if nt to kill each other.

you mean they are at war, while I think they are killing Unarmed villagers in the middle of the night is that wat war means to you??. you should be ashamed of yourself.
Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by nNEOo(m): 7:59pm On Apr 24, 2018
rifasenate11:


you mean they are at war, while I think they are killing Unarmed villagers in the middle of the night is that wat war means to you??. you should be ashamed of yourself.


It a strategy among many used to avoid direct confrontation...war,like humans, the come in different shapes and sizes.

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Re: 20 Killed As Kogi Communal Clash Spills Over To Nassarawa by lawalosky(m): 9:17pm On Apr 24, 2018
hmmmmmmm... Nigeria my country....

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