Benue Chemical Killings: Governor Suswam Call National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) For Investigations

Bnue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has made a formal complaint to the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Bem Angwer, on the recent killing with Chemical Weapons of the Tiv  farmers by the Fulani Herdsmen in the state, asking the commission to embark on thorough investigation.

According to the Governor, Fulani militants killed over 30 Benue farmers with chemical weapons in the past two weeks, while hundreds have been killed during the various attacks on the Benue people.

Suswan made the complain  at the Government House in Makurdi, confirming that three containers of the suspected chemicals used by the herdsmen have been submitted for analysis at the appropriate quarters. He urged the NHRC not to leave any stone unturned in its efforts to unravel the source of the chemical weapons used against Benue citizens in Gwer-West, Logo, Katsina-Ala and Guma.

UPDATES: Nasarawa, Zamfara attacks Claim 36 lives

The Wednesday and Thursday separate attacks in  Nasarawa and Zamfara states claimed no fewer than 36 lives.

Report has it that 20 herdsmen were allegedly killed b soilders in Keana local government area os Nasarawa state during a funeral rite while 16 persons were equally killed  by an unknown armed bandits in Zamfara state

The Tiv people who have suffer many lost both in human and materials with hundreds displaced in the recent time have vowed that the peace agreement signed recently can not stand as the attack on the herdsmen in Nasarawa state is considered to be a threat to the peace deal between the Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers in Benue state by the police  authority.

Chemical Weapons Was Actually Used in Benue Killings - NAFDAC DG

The National Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii has made a public disclosure that substances suspected to be chemical weapons were actually used by he suspected Fulani Herdsmen in the killing of over 200 farmers in Benue State .

Informing the journalists yesterday, in Makurdi Orhii tasks the Federal Government to institute a probe into the alleged chemical killings in order to ascertain the type of poisonous substances used in the attack.

While donating relief materials to the displaced victims of the clashes between herdsmen and farmers at camps in Makurdi, the state capital and Guma Local Government Area of the state, the NAFDAC Boss sad, “I saw some of the chemical's canisters containing the chemicals that were used in killing the people; we have gathered them for analysis to actually know what they were."

Unknown gunmen kill 19, kidnap 17 in Benue

As the security situations in Benue state remain unfavourable will the acclaimed and continuous Fulani herdsmen killing spree, no fewer than 19 persons among them women and children were yesterday killed by unknown gunmen while 17 others were abducted in different villages of Agatu Local Government Area of the Benue State. 

Agatu Local Government Chairman, Hon. Stephen Dutse told newsmen in Makurdi yesterday that the attackers stormed, Olegaje, Ogumogbo, Ejuma and Ogbagaji, headquarters of the local government about 10pm in a guerrilla manner and started shooting sporadically making the people to run for dear life.

Attacks For Attacks: Benue indigenes in America vow to fund youths to defend themselves

As the persistent attacks and killings continues in some communities in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states by the suspected Fulani herdsmen, Tiv sons and daughters in America  became furious and have restated their resolute determinations to fund their communities to defend themselves if the Federal Government failed to intervene.