- Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said officers had been deployed
No fewer than four persons have been reportedly killed and several others injured following a community land dispute in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The crisis erupted around the Nasarawa-Benue border communities housing the indigenous Alago and Tiv farmers in the area.
Speaking on the matter on Tuesday, Philip Nongu, the President of Mzough U Tiv, Nasarawa State branch, told journalists that an unspecified number of residents had been killed during the attack.
“Based on available information, residents of the area including students of the Federal Girls College, Keana have been killed, and many students of the school are still trapped in their hostels,” he said.
A resident of the area who pleaded anonymity because he was not permitted to speak on the matter, narrated that at the last count, four people had died; two from the Alago tribe and two from Tiv.
“I have been hiding in a location with my family members. What I can say at the moment is that four people have so far died as of the last time I got information on the land dispute which has now become a full-blown crisis.
“Two people from each of the tribes were killed during the attack and many sustained various degree of injuries. Till now, some youths are still chanting war songs in the area.
“We are appealing to the Nasarawa State Government and the security agencies to act fast in order to address the situation, and to restore normalcy to the area,” the source said.
Speaking on the incident, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, condemned the attack, while saying that one person had been confirmed dead, and four wounded.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said officers had been deployed to Keana LGA to restore normalcy in the affected areas.
“Two persons died and five others were injured during the crisis. At the moment, normalcy has been restored in the affected areas.
“The incident is condemnable, but I can assure you that the Nasarawa State Police Command is on top of the situation,” he said.
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