10 April 2009 - About 1,500 people of Tungar Kwangi village in Kebbi State are now taking refuge at a primary school in neighbouring Lolo village after their own village was attacked by people alleged to have come from neighboring Benin Republic.

The entire village was razed to the ground, although no life was lost.

The Tungar Kwangi villagers alleged that about 2,000 people from five Benin villages of Madikalai, Ilwa, Dorowa, Tungar Babako, and Waina carried out the attack.

Daily Trust could not immediately ascertain the real cause of the attack but our correspondent learnt that there had been an old dispute between Tungar Kwangi people and their Beninois neighbours, who claim that the former ought to be in Benin and not Nigeria.

Speaking at their refuge camp in Lolo, village head of Tungar Kwangi Malam Maigari Zanzani claimed there was no disagreement between them and the Benin people. He said, "They just hate us because we are Nigerians, we did not do them anything, they just burnt our village".

Also speaking the Imam of Tungar Kwangi, Liman Abdullahi debunked allegations that Tungar Kwangi people killed a Beninois man. He said their attackers came with guns and other weapons. Alhaji Abdullahi appealed to government to assist them in rebuilding their houses, saying the raining season is approaching.

The Kebbi State Police commissioner Mukhtari Ibrahim was not available for comments while the Police Public Relations Officer, Kebbi state Command Dawud Nguru said he could not speak on the matter until the police commissioner is around.
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The acting Governor of Kebbi State Alhaji Ibrahim K. Aliyu visited the village yesterday and donated relief materials to the victims. He calmed the villagers down and commended the victims for not taking laws into their hands.

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Opinion
This ugly incidence too place 2weeks and behold our Parliamentarian have finally wake up from there slumber directing the President to send troops to secure/seal that boarder off. I just pray we don't have a repeat of Bakassi and Western Cameroon issue.

Just imagine Jamaica, Cuba, or Haiti invading United State of America

We secured Liberia and S/Leone but ,

georgecso:

We secured Liberia and S/Leone but ,

let me finish that for you.


"We secured Liberia and S/Leone but our selfish and unpatriotic leaders are failing to secure Nigeria"