Troops deployed to contain the
violent communal clashes in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have
killed the leader of the Ombatse militia group who allegedly led the attack
that claimed over 30 lives in some communities in the area, a police source said on Monday.
The body of the militant leader whose
name could not be ascertained as at the time of this report, and three other
assailants were said to have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in
Lafia, the state capital.
The deceased was said to have been
killed when he went to demand for the release of his men that were detained by
the police.
Three Ombatse militants who were on
the same mission with the slain leader were said to have been apprehended by
the police and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in
Lafia.
Scores of warring Eggon and Alago
youths were also arrested by the police and detained at the state command
headquarters
The Nasarawa State Police Public
Relations Officer, Cornelius Ocholi, who confirmed the incident on the phone,
explained that three unidentified assailants were killed in the crisis and that
four others who sustained injuries had been taken to Dahaltu Specialist
Hospital, Lafia, for treatment.
Detachments of policemen were seen at
the police command headquarters, waiting to be deployed in the flashpoint where
violent clashes between the Eggon and Alago ethnic groups had claimed many
lives and property. Many, mostly women and children, were also displaced.
The Army authorities had deployed
soldiers to contain the violence and wanton killings by the Ombatse militia
group and the reprisal attacks by Alago youths in Obi Local Government Area.
Armed troops have also taken over strategic parts of
Lafia and other parts of the state to prevent a possible surprise attack on the
town by militants identified as Ombatse members
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CKN why do u allways come up with fake report it is a great lies on the side of CKN to say ombaste leader has been kill by police don't u CKN whant to spack up another fight? stop spreading wrong information BABA is alive and all his official are alive too long live Baba alakio long live ombaste {it is time}.
ReplyDeleteSeriousely re u 4 real? U must be a very evil person to be supporting dat old evil poverty striking cultist. May God help us d masses in dis country becos na we d masses be our own problem no be d so called piliticians. Damm
DeletePerson wey de hail the dead baba wey don die na zombie hin be. Zombie no de no say hin brother don die...dem go de roam the yard like things wey no get brain...oooops, Mbatse no get brain sef. But any way, CKN is not to blame, we enjoy the stories. Anybody wey say na lie make hin give rejoinder and we go de read de go. Faya on CKN
DeleteI thought he is Anikulakpokuti, Evil man
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