The Association of United Farmers of Benue Valley (AUFBV) has demanded the release of 394 corpses of Tiv farmers allegedly killed by a militia group in neighbouring Keana Local Government Area, LGA of Nasarawa State.
The appeal was made on behalf of its
Denen Utsa, the group’s president, made the demand when he led a delegation of AUFBV members to the home of Ter Tyoshin, HRH Daniel Abomtse, in Naka, Gwer West LGA of Benue state.
Utsa said the assailants murdered the farmers between June 2024 and January 2025.
“The group received information from security agencies on June 26, 2024, alerting them of “a communal clash, and Tiv farmers, mostly Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were allegedly attacked in their homes by Alago militia armed with various weapons. Several persons were killed, others injured, and many remained unaccounted for.
“We urged Ter Tyoshin to add his voice to the call for the release of 394 corpses of Tiv farmers killed by the militia in the attacks in Keana LGA of Nasarawa State between June 2024 and January 2025,” Utsa said.
Responding, Ter Tyoshin, HRH Daniel Abomtse who expressed grief over the plight of Tiv farmers in Nasarawa state, urged the authorities to release the corpses of those killed in the crisis.
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