Internally Displaced Persons on Tuesday pelted with stones the convoy of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was in Obi Local Government Area for assessment visit to some of the IDP camps and other affected villages.
The aggrieved campers stoned the governor’s convoy in Agwatashi. Many Tiv nationalities in Nasarawa State have deserted their homes in Obi, Awe, Domain and Keana LGAs, while about 100,000 persons are currently taking refuge at the LG headquarters and other villages in the affected local governments.
The IDPs, who were protesting the killing of their relations by people believed to be Fulani herders, said they could no longer bear the incessant attacks on their communities, expressing worry that the bodies of their relations killed by the attackers had not been recovered. The governor, who described the action of the protesting IDPs as “understandable in view of the psychological trauma they are passing through,” said his government would continue to do everything possible to restore peace in the state.
The riot policemen on the governor’s convoy were able to disperse the aggrieved IDPs through the use of tear gas, paving the way for his escape. The state commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Mr. Bello Ahmed, confirmed the attack on the governor’s convoy by the IDPs in the area.
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Hmmmmm..I feel for them
ReplyDeleteMc pinky
Yinmu the you go fear "understandable in view of the psychology trauma they are passing through" na. All na strategy
ReplyDeleteMumu People, i'm sure if it was Uncle Bubu that came visiting they will welcome him with dancing and singing, What exactly do they want him to do? Fulani Herd's Men attack is beyond most of this Governors, so the Governor should go and look for the dead bodies of their family members abi???? Oshisko
ReplyDeleteChei. Ma4sen sorry o
ReplyDeleteHmm... This is not funny anymore oh...
ReplyDeletemy dear they are not mumu. By this particular action. They have indirectly sent their massage across to those concerned.
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