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Fresh hostilities between Agatu, Fulani claim seven lives

By Alifa Daniel, Abuja
03 February 2016   |   2:28 am
• Mark urges Benue, Nasarawa govts to mediate THE frequent hostilities between Agatu people of Benue State, and Fulani herdsmen from neighbouring Nasarawa State resurfaced again, leading to the loss of seven lives, even though unofficial figures are said to be higher. Scores of people were injured, while goods and property worth millions of naira…
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• Mark urges Benue, Nasarawa govts to mediate
THE frequent hostilities between Agatu people of Benue State, and Fulani herdsmen from neighbouring Nasarawa State resurfaced again, leading to the loss of seven lives, even though unofficial figures are said to be higher.

Scores of people were injured, while goods and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed. So far, hundreds of lives have been lost in clashes between the Agatu and Fulani.

Worried about the development, the former President of the Senate and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in whose jurisdiction the Agatu reside, Senator David Mark, has urged the Benue and Nasarawa state governments to set up a mediation committee to look into the causes of hostilities between the two ethnic groups to halt the loss of lives and property.

In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr. Paul Mumeh, Mark confirmed that fresh hostilities broke out last weekend between the two groups which led to the death of about seven persons, several others injured and properties destroyed.

Mark, according to the statement, enjoined Benue and Nasarawa state governments to immediately wade into the matter and restore normalcy.

He also asked security agencies to work together to tackle the situation.

According to Mark: “We cannot continue to fight this needless war. No matter what the matter may be, we must return to the dialogue table in a give and take manner. Whatever cannot be resolved through dialogue cannot be resolved through the barrels of the gun.

“We must say no to this resort to barbaric ways of settling disagreements. We must tolerate each other and live in harmony. That is the only way we can make progress and truly develop our communities.”

He concluded that no community or nation can live in isolation, saying, “we need each other to give meaning to life.

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