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TENSION! Soldiers, Herdsmen In Fierce Gun Battle In Benue
Herdsmen, yesterday, engaged the military personnel of Operation Whirl Stroke in a six-hour bloody exchange of gunfire at Tse Chiata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
Though the casualty figure in the battle has not been ascertained, but Vanguard reports that several members of the militant gang were killed in the exchange.
Confirming the development, Chairman of Guma local government area, Mr. Anthony Shawon confirmed that the herdsmen had already taken over and occupied part of Mbagwen community, a border village between Benue and Nasarawa states.
Shawon said: “In fact, there is one ‘barrack’ they established at Tse Chiata village and immediately they saw the military on patrol in the area they opened fire on them but the military took them on. The battle lasted from morning till about mid day before the military overpowered the armed herdsmen.
“The military also succeeded in burning down the ‘barrack’ which the herdsmen code named ’72 battalion’ at Tse Chiata. When the military overran them they left but the military discovered that they have a bigger ‘barrack’ in front but they could not reach it.
“The herdsmen have already taken over about seven kilometers of Benue land from the border between Nasarawa and Benue states, where they freely graze after chasing the locals away.
“None of our people who own the communities can access their homes and farmland again.
“Unfortunately, all the bridges in that area have been burnt and destroyed by the militant herdsmen so the military cannot reach those places.
“Our fear is that even our people who are farming now are scared because by November the herdsmen would sack the people from the farms and harvest their crops. That is what they have been doing to us.
“The situation at the moment is that the military are in total control and if not for them none of us would have been able to go back to our homes and farms.”
When contacted, the Commander of the military Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, said his personnel on patrol in Guma ran into some of the militant herdsmen who however fled on sighting the team.
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Fake news, Buhari said herdsmen only carry sticks..
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 7:00 pm
ok
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 5:51 pm
God of mercy
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 5:49 pm
they are not terrorist, is just misunderstanding between the herdsmen and the soldiers everything will be okay if BUHARI come back in 2019.
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 5:44 pm
What’s score??
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 5:07 pm
Quit the hypocrisy.
Tony Blair and Boris Johnson and Theresa May
and all the English politicians are urging and
forcing us lavishly in Nigeria to remain one
country. I’ve recently looked at this rather closely
and, it has prompted me to ask myself some
questions.
1. Why is England so interested in Nigeria? Does
England love Nigeria? Because, the last I checked
all England ever did was conquer and exploit
Nigeria through colonization – one word does
colonialism justice, exploitation.
2. If referendum for Biafra is so wrong, how come
England granted a referendum to Scotland, is it
because they’re white people?
3. If remaining one is the only row to hoe, how
come England bolted out of the European Union?
4. If unity and oneness are the ultimate good as
in ‘be all end all,’ how come the Welsh and Irish
and Scottish want absolutely nothing to do with
England?
Understand: What England wants for Nigeria is
not working for England so, why must Nigeria
adopt a useless ideal as a model?
When will the English expunge their hatred and
vengeance against the Igbos of West Africa?
Anonymous
September 8, 2018 at 12:31 am
Oil interest. Nothing more,nothing less.
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Waw? Were are they running to? Zoo army is running for common boko haram, What if Biafra carried arms today nko? Fools
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 4:53 pm
YOU SHARED ABACHAS LOOT $322M AND WENT TO CHINA FOR A LOAN OF $328M,,, WHAT TYPE OF PRESIDENT IS THIS PLEASE.
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 6:16 pm
I tired ooo
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 4:51 pm
Do you say Herdsman ?
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 4:45 pm
Oriental time na waa for una
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Can we for one day hear that these Buhari’s men are arrested and investigated to find out their sponsors? Stop deceiving yourselves by telling us fake stories when we know that it is the innocent people that are being killed.
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 4:35 pm
Clap for Mohammed Buhari dictatorship government and his Fulani terrorist group in action killing as much as they can on daily basis
Anonymous
September 7, 2018 at 6:11 pm
I wonder ohhh. The killings is getting too much