The tension has intensified in the area of the local government of the State of Benue after a renewed attack against the Otsukputu community on Friday, resulting in the death of two individuals of Ezza extraction and the disappearance of several others.
According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Ezekuna de Development Association of Benue, Eebda, the victims, the MR Jude Nweke and Mrs. Nwankwo Umanyi, were brutally murdered in what the leaders of the community described as an assault not caused, supposedly perpetrated by the suspected attackers of EFFIUM.
The general president of EEBDA, the perpetual Nkechi Okafor and the president of the Board of Trustees of the Association, the chief OGBUEFI Nweke Linus Chineduu, who signed the statement, strongly condemned the attack and requested an immediate government intervention.
The group expressed a deep concern for the continuous targeting of Ezza's communities in Ado LGA, revealing that several people are not not accounted for after Friday's incident.
“We are calling the Governor of the State of Benue, the inspector General of the Police and all the relevant security agencies to intervene and urgently stop the continuous violence against our people. It is imperative to establish security camps in the affected areas to protect lives and properties and restore peace in ado LGA,” the declaration is read.
The association also appealed to non -governmental organizations and civil society actors to lend their voices and resources to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the region.
The last incident marks another chapter in the persistent communal confrontations that have affected parts of Benue and the neighboring state of Ebonyi, as tensions between the communities of Effectium and Ezza continue to increase, claiming lives and displacing families.
At the time of presenting this report, security agents had not yet issued an official statement on the incident.