One person was reportedly killed on Sunday morning while several It was gathered that the deceased victim identified as Tseaa Wanpera It was also learned that the whereabouts of one person remains Mbaakemcha is one of the Tiv communities inhabiting Taraku, a A witness told Daily Trust correspondent on phone that the unsettled The witness added that fresh trouble began to brew at the weekend The witness further explained that the attackers seized the “His (Wanpera) in-law was shot while one Mr. Iorahom is still Another villager who witnessed the crisis however said the police Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, who “Houses were set ablaze but I have not received any death report. Victims are receiving treatment.” she added.
others were injured and many houses burnt in a renewed clash between two
families of Mbapen clan in Taraku town of Gwer East Local Government
Area in Benue State.
was a director in the services of the state government in the ministry
of arts and culture.
unknown following the deadly clash, which constitutes an age-long crisis
reignited as a result of land dispute between two households (Aku and
Mon) that are great grandchildren of Mbaakemcha, in Mbapen Clan.
bustling rural town of about 15-minutes’ drive to Otukpo, headquarters
of Idoma kingdom.
dispute escalated overtime to such extent that the brothers were usually
on war path, a development which had prompted the police to mount
regular surveillance in the vicinity.
when one of the warring factions allegedly hired some mercenaries to
unleash terror on the family of the deceased who had travelled home from
his Makurdi base to attend his elder brother’s burial ceremony.
opportunity of the funeral rites to allegedly launch gun attacks on few
mourners left at home after the burial of their family’s patriarch in
the early hours of Sunday, setting the deceased (Tseaa Wanpera) ablaze
in the process.
missing. Many houses were also set ablaze in the affected area and still
in flames as we speak,” the local eyewitness said.
arrived the scene of the incident and that there was palpable tension in
Taraku town, asserting that “All businesses have been closed since
Saturday when the first sign of trouble manifested,” he said.
confirmed the crisis said she was yet to receive any death report.
One killed, several houses burnt in clash between two families over land in Benue
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