AGATU YOUTHS BLOCK OWETO-OTUKPO ROAD, DEMAND URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON KILLINGS IN BENUE. (PHOTO).

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 AGATU YOUTHS BLOCK OWETO-OTUKPO ROAD, DEMAND URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON KILLINGS IN BENUE  Hundreds of youths from Agatu Local Government Area in Benue State blocked the Oweto–Otukpo highway on Saturday, protesting persistent attacks on residents by suspected armed herders. The demonstration, organized by the Agatu West Peace and Unity Forum, highlighted growing insecurity in the area and demanded urgent intervention from both the Federal and State governments. The protest began Friday and continued into Saturday, causing traffic disruptions along the Oweto Bridge. Agatu, predominantly an Idoma community, relies on farming and fishing, but decades of militia attacks have left many villages deserted. Over 15 communities have reportedly been overrun since 2013, with hundreds of residents killed or displaced. Protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Stop Agatu killings now” and “We do not need Fulani in Agatu.” Mr. Ebi Lucky, National Youth President of the Agatu ...

ANGRY YOUTHS REPORTEDLY SET COMMUNITY ELDER'S HOUSE ABLAZE AFTER HIS SON ALLEGEDLY STABBED YOUNG MAN TO DEATH IN EDO. (PHOTOS)


  Angry youths reportedly set community elder's house ablaze after his son allegedly stabbed young man to death in Edo


Angry youths in Eguare Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State reportedly set a community leader's house ablaze after his son allegedly k!lled a young man.

 

The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, August 16, 2024.It was gathered that elder Obaseki Obiyan's son st@bbed the young man identified simply as TJ, to death. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report. 

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