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Following the recent killings of about 12 soldiers in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State by local militias, the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday said four suspects have been arrested and more arms have also been recovered.
Ortom who briefed journalists on Monday after an expanded Security Council meeting with stakeholders from Konshisha Local Government Area, said the military during the search operation recovered one AK-47.
He stated that efforts of the Security Council, traditional rulers led by Tor Jechira, Chief Clement Uganden and Ter Ikyor, Chief Jam Gbinde as well as political leaders also led to the recovery of eight AK-47 rifles and one machine gun.
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Two persons were confirmed dead while one other sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash that occurred on Monday on the Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta that the accident involved a Toyota Sienna car and a truck.
Akinbiyi explained that the accident which occurred at 11:15 am was caused by the driver of the Sienna car who was on top speed.
He said the driver of the car lost control and hit the loaded stationary truck.
He said a male teenager and a woman who were in the Toyota Sienna marked MUS 264 XV died in the accident while one other person sustained injuries.
An officer and 10 soldiers on a routine operational task were ambushed and killed by bandits in Konshisha two weeks ago. The attack led to a military crackdown on local communities that attracted public attention for alleged human rights abuse of local residents. Benue governor,
Samuel Ortom, who had pleaded for a peaceful resolution, announced after a security meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021 that the government is cooperating with the authorities. He said the Deputy Chairman of Konshisha LGA,
Sam Kave; District Head of Iwarnyam,
Chief Unaha Koko; Kindred Head of Mbator,
Chief Emmanuel Achirgbenda; and the Councilor representing Mbagusa-Mbatser Ward,
Tersugh Mela, have all been handed over to the Police.
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More suspects were on Monday apprehended by the Police Command in Ekiti state, in connection with Sundays bloody cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere LGA.
The clash which left 6 persons dead and several others sustaining varied degrees of gun and machetes injuries happened between the night of Saturday and the early hours of Sunday,
ASP Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who confirmed the additional arrests to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Monday, said those newly arrested made the total number of suspects so far in the command’s custody to rise to 45.
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