Palpable tension has enveloped Lafia,
the Nasarawa state capital, and
environs, following a clash between
Eggon youths suspected to be
Ombatse militia and Alago youths in
Obi local government area of the
state.
Odobu, a village few kilometers to Obi
town, mainly inhabited by the Alago
tribe, have been razed down while the
inhabitants have all fled to unknown
destination.
Although the immediate cause of the
crisis is yet to be ascertained,
community sources claimed the clash
started as a result of resistance by the
Eggon youth to the arrest of their
colleagues by security operatives after
a tipoff by Alago youths who
suspected the movement of the
Eggons from Lafia east to Obi town
about 40 kilometers away.
Witnesses say despite effort to check
the crisis by the police, the youths had
a field day as they spent almost three
hours burning houses and properties.
One of the victims, who asked not to
be named for security reasons, told
PREMIUM TIMES he escaped death by
the whiskers.
“I managed to escape narrowly,” he
said. “As I am speaking to you Odobu
community has been completely
destroyed and as at the time I was
scampering to safety, the angry
looking youths were heading towards
Obi main town having razed down
Odobu.”.
When contacted, the state Police
Commissioner, Umar Shehu,
confirmed the incident saying he had
deployed his men to the area to halt
the violenc.
He however declined to provide
casualty figures saying “for now I
cannot confirm any casualty figure
until my men return”.
A PREMIUM TIMES reporter, who
visited some nearby communities,
said that there was palpable tension
as some of the residents, mostly
women and children were seen
fleeing their homes in droves.
At the time of filling this report, the
state’s deputy governor, Damishi
Barau Luka, is presiding over a
hurriedly convened security meeting
in his office in Lafia.
source: premiumtimesng.com/news/144663-breaking-nasarawa-boils-ombatse-alago-youth-clash.html

Hmmm

Abt to get ugly

Wow, I hope calm retuns soon. I still remember my PPA Obi town. I hope the corp members and Obi people are safe. Obi was quite peaceful when I served there. This goes to show no place in Nigeria has a permanent peace stamp.

Thank God I got out of that shithole
Useless country

bloggernaija: Thank God I got out of that shithole
Useless country

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Peinstein: Wow, I hope calm retuns soon. I still remember my PPA Obi town. I hope the corp members and Obi people are safe. Obi was quite peaceful when I served there. This goes to show no place in Nigeria has a permanent peace stamp.

brother u can lie oo, when did u serve? When is obi peaceful?

For your information I served in Obi Local Government council in 2008 and it was a peaceful town.