The Nigerian Army has denied that it invaded six Agatu communities in Benue State, saying that it had only embarked on an operation to recoverthe body of a soldier who was killed in the area.
The protracted communal clashes that have claimed several lives and led to destruction of houses and farmlands in Agatu Benue State seem to have come to an end.
The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has cried out to the federal government to take decisive action to stop the continued invasion and occupation of the state by herdsmen or the people would be left with no option that to resort to self-help.
Some of the former aides of Gabriel Suswam, immediate past governor of Benue State, indicted by the commission of inquiry set up by Governor Samuel Ortom, have been arrested.
