Some persons suspected to be Nigerian soldiers stormed a community in Benue State and set houses ablaze, an official has told PREMIUM TIMES.

They stormed Naka, the seat of Gwer West Local Government Area, at about 11:00 a.m. and began burning houses to the apprehension of residents, Francis Ayagah, chairman of the local government told PREMIUM TIMES by telephone Thursday afternoon.

Details of the incident were still murky as at 2:48 p.m., and Mr Ayagah could not immediately confirm casualty figures, if there were any.

But he said the ‘soldiers’ were on a reprisal attack over the killing of one of their colleagues near the community on Wednesday.

“A soldier was killed by hoodlums yesterday, but I met with the brigade commander around 4:30 a.m. today,” Mr Ayagah said of the possible motive of the arsonists. “He gave me a list of suspects and we arrested five of them overnight. It was while we trying to take them to the brigade that soldiers stormed the town and started burning houses.”

“A whole part of the town has been completely burnt down and we’re appealing for help and understanding from the soldiers,” he added.

The troops were said to have spent over two hours burning down properties in Naka, which is about 45 kilometres from Makurdi, the state capital. Mr Ayagah said homes of citizens were mostly affected rather than those of the suspected killers of the slain soldier.

Nigerian Army spokesperson, Texas Chukwu, and Defence spokesperson, John Agim, told PREMIUM TIMES no report had been received about the incident.

The Nigerian Army has ended ‘Exercise Ayem Akpatuma‘ in which troops were drafted to combat gunmen who have killed hundreds of villagers in the state since January. Gwer West was attacked a little over a week ago with over 25 people reportedly killed.

The ‘soldiers’ on rampage today are believed to be amongst those embedded with mobile police officers in ‘Operation Zenda’.

Some residents of the community have shared a picture of the arson on social media, although its authenticity has not been independently verified by PREMIUM TIMES.


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No doubt ... na dem

Fulanis have killed over 50 Nigerian soldiers and police men this year yet not a single reprisal from the military but one of them is killed near a tiv town and the Army immediately goes on reprisal not minding that the killing might even have been done by Fulanis

God have mercy.

The evil that men do live with them...

SalamRushdie:
Fulanis have killed over 50 Nigerian soldiers and police men this year yet not a single reprisal from the military but one of them is killed near a tiv town and the Army immediately goes on reprisal not minding that the killing might even have been done by Fulanis

I just can't tell what is wrong in Nigeria.


Overlooking Fulani killing this days by our security men is too sad.

TY Danjuma is still right.Shithole country! Meanwhile Python dancers are no where to be found or the ones doing the damage.

The same way the Fulani herdsmen have been using to attack venue people

Burn their houses and kill children and women

Biafra is the way out.

Something is not right here

So if Army dey burn houses in Benue, Police are no where to be found for the protection of the people. So who should the people look up to? Buhari's failure is 1st class.

chai

In which developed country does this happen?

Pls when is our lazy president coming back? I l know he will like to lazy about in London while abandoning his responsibilities here. Lazy man from Daura

The innocent citizens will soon be arrested and paraded

I am Awuchi, Chibueze G.
I am a young Nigerian. I work for 7hrs/day Monday - Friday. I pay my bills.
# IamnotLazy
# TellPMB

Nigeria will soon be history soon

buhari is a fool

God please save my state from this dulard man

Lies

Kyase the empty headed zombie come o, they are attacking your people again

... And you are his Ordinary Citizen Follower

lordkush:
buhari is a fool

TIV people are also very wicked and hostile. They killed the soldier and buried him secretly. They lack respect for soldiers. I don't blame d soldiers.

SalamRushdie:
Fulanis have killed over 50 Nigerian soldiers and police men this year yet not a single reprisal from the military but one of them is killed near a tiv town and the Army immediately goes on reprisal not minding that the killing might even have been done by Fulanis

You know why? Because, most stories of fulani killing this and that are not true. There are so many communal clashes here and there but blamed on fulani herdsmen. Its same as Biafra... lots of stories of Soldiers killing and slaughtering Biafra people here and there. Keep the lies coming, use Igberetv, Biafra Radio all, keep the propaganda coming, the World know you guys to be propagandist and full of lies that is why no one takes you serious. BTW, someone said they saw Nnamdi Kanu in Burkina Faso, i thought Ivory Coast or Cote D'ivoire is the getaway country... why una change am to Burkina faso and you did not tell us.... .....dia ris God oh.

The owners of Nigerian running the country how they deem fit. The army, the fg and some governors understand the cause here and they are quiet. If Dan Fodio started from 0 to 100, how then is succeeding difficult when they are 100? If he succeeded when he had nothing, no military or man tool, how is succeeding now difficult when there is a military support base and willing human tools?

http://www.mortalpoet.com/who-is-sympathetic-to-fulani-herdsmen/

Soldiers that should be protecting our territories are now helping Buhari's kinsmen in reducing Benue population.

Only time will tell