Following an escalating conflicts and an endless killing in some parts of Benue state the Nigerian House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Army and the the police to deploy men in villages where such escalating conflicts between herdsmen and the Tiv have claimed many lives lately.
In Benue state, herdsmen and the Tiv have had a running battle in recent time over the destruction of farmlands by cattle, especially in Moon, Kwande Local Government Area of the state. The fighting also spilled into the Makurdi-Lafia Expressway and parts of Guma Local Government Area, where thousands of villagers were reportedly sacked by the herdsmen.
