The late Federal Lawmaker who served for less than three months (October – December, 1983), as Speaker during former President Shehu Shagari’s short-lived second term, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at age 82.
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The incident happened at Zaki Biam in Wadata area of Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State.
The soldiers were buried in Abuja on Friday
The Operation Whirl Stroke said its troops killed three suspected boys of militia leader, Terwase Akwaza aka Gana in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue.
The Police in Benue on Thursday said a police officer and two other persons were killed in a gun battle between Shitte militia (Gana Boys) and security operatives in Zaki Biam.
The statement confirmed the claim by Saraki that four cult members arrested in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, had been transferred to Abuja
He said apart from the herdsmen attacks on some communities in the state, there were communal clashes and armed banditry going on in parts of the state.
The crisis was a clash between people of the Hausa and Yoruba ethnic stocks
The Police on Friday confirmed that the village was burnt during the attack
Confirming the arrests to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Makurdi, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Moses Yanmu, said the suspects were picked at various locations in the state
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday
The convoy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Benue State and member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emmanuel Jime was on Monday attacked by a gang of unidentified gunmen.
The money was awarded the Tiv people who, in 2001, were invaded by armed soldiers in Logo, Ukum, Kwande and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas of Benue State where over 2,000 citizens were reportedly massacred by the military