The Benue Youth Forum, BYF, says it has uncovered a group of youths believed to have been sponsored by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress,
Concerned residents of Taraba State have condemned a statement credited to the Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu, claiming that the state government was not
At least 100 bodies were recovered from some villages, a witness from one of the affected villages said he counted 70 dead bodies, while another said over 150 people were killed in his locality.
The Allegations
Truck drivers have alleged that from the Mutum Biyu Grains Market in Gassol Local Government, Maraban Baissa and Maihula Market in Taraba State to Oguma Junction in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, there were more than 93 checkpoints, where they are compelled to pay illegal fees and revenue along the routes on each trip.
The extortions allegedly forced by Police, Army and thugs have caused hundreds of truck drivers to now divert to Gombe State enroute various states in the South-East, South-West and Abuja other than the Benue/Taraba axis.
Daily Trust findings also revealed that the alleged extortions by security agents and thugs who mount illegal checkpoints on the highway have made movements of vehicles very expensive such that owners of the goods bear the cost.
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