NINE PEOPLE ARRESTED AS CULT CLASH ROCKS BENUE BURIAL CEREMONY. (PHOTO).
NINE PEOPLE ARRESTED AS CULT CLASH ROCKS BENUE BURIAL CEREMONY PAt least nine suspected cult members have been arrested after a violent clash disrupted a burial ceremony in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident reportedly led to the destruction of homes and valuables, with several individuals still unaccounted for. Tension gripped parts of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State after a violent clash involving suspected cult groups left properties destroyed and several persons missing. The incident occurred in Abenga, Mbakya, and Mbabur communities during the burial of one Dugeri Terhemen, popularly known as “Black Deal.” According to local sources, the burial ceremony was disrupted by clashes between rival groups, leading to chaos in the affected areas. Eyewitness accounts indicate that at least two houses were set ablaze during the violence, with goods and personal belongings worth millions of naira reportedly destroyed in the process. Securi...
Yesterday yuesday,a new system of match observers monitoring incidents of racism and discrimination at 2018 World Cup qualifiers was announced by FIFA.The system will be co-ordinated bt world soccer's ruling body and implemented in co-operation with the European anti-discrimination organisation FARE.Any incidents of discrimination or racism will be reported to FIFA which has pledged to impose disciplinary sanctions on any countries involved.The implementation of the new system is particularly apt as racism is life in soccer in Russia,hosts of the 2018 world cup.More than 200 incidents were committed by Russian fans between 2012 and 2014 according to a recent report by the Sova center,a Moscow based racism monitory group.Last month FIFA President Sepp Blatter said ''A lot of work needs to be done to wife the scourge of racism and discrimination from Russian Soccer and the game in general.FIFA and European soccer governing body UEFA have often imposed relatively small punishments when incidents have occured in the past.
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