Death toll in Benue gang war hits 25
No fewer than Three more persons have been killed in Ayati Community, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, in the escalating rival criminal gang war.
The deaths have brought the number of persons killed so far in gang fight in the area in the last three days to 25.
Recall that the crisis started weekend, when no fewer than 22 persons were killed in Chito and Tyo Akosu communities of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue state, following the bloody fight that broke out between the ‘Chain Gang’ and ‘Full Fire’ groups.
It was gathered from a source in the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity that the fight spilled to Ayati on Sunday evening leading to the death of three more suspected gang members.
He added that the attack in Ayati at a gathering which claimed three lives on Sunday evening was an extention of the fight that started at the weekend in Chito and Tyo Akosu. The fact is that no one knows who is who among our youths. And we cannot tell who is sympathetic to which group and who is not.
That is why the fight is getting messier and they are killing human beings as if they are animals.
Reacting to development, the lawmaker representing Ukum State Constituency in State House of Assembly, Mr. Ezra Nyiyongo, who lamented the worsening insecurity in his constituency said it was time the state government step up its strategy to address the situation.
The lawmaker added that the situation is not too far from what has been happening. Just that it has taken different turns and twists but generally, we have security challenges.
