N0 fewer than 20 people were feared killed on Sunday in the raging communal violence in Shabu headquarters of Shabu Development Area in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It was gathered that trouble broke out around 12 mid night following a rumours of attack on Alakyo village and environs by suspected Fulani militants, which had forced residents in the areas to flee to Shabu for safety. It was also gathered that angry mobs compelled commuters, who are in transit, to disembark, causing panic among several other commuters that were stranded during the fracas that lasted for long hours before the arrival of security forces. Investigation by The PUNCH revealed that the state Head of Service, Dominic Bako, who was caught up in the crisis, was among several others, who managed to escape with gunshot wounds and presently receiving treatment at the Dalhatu Araf Specialists hospital, Lafia, the state capital. It was also gathered that some unidentified dead bodies littered parts of the bush, where the crisis erupted. Our correspondent learnt that scores of house,s including shops, were set ablaze at Shabu during the crisis, compelling hundreds of people to flee to Lafia, the state capital and its environs. One person was reportedly killed at Tudun Kauri and two others arrested in Lafia metropolis following reprisal. The renewed crisis came barely 24 hours after governor Al-Makura led top echelons in his administration on a Peace and Unity Walk in a seven-kilometer exercise to demonstrate the need for peace as part of activities marking his 62nd birthday ceremony. posted on November 16, 2014 at 06:44PM jtnng.blogspot/
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:03:49 +0000
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