Monday 24 March 2014

90 killed in Borno, Benue

No fewer than 90 persons were killed, weekend, in separate incidents in Benue and Borno States.

In Benue, 55 persons were killed, yesterday, afternoon in one of the bloodiest clashes between Tiv youths and suspected Fulani mercenaries at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of the state, while 35 persons died when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists exploded at a market square in Ngurosoye village of Bama council area of Borno State.

The deaths were recorded on a day the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen  Kenneth Minimah, charged officers and soldiers involved in the ongoing counter terrorist  operations in the North-East to ensure that the terrorists no longer have any opportunity to perpetrate atrocities.

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