Renewed Hostilities Claim Lives In Nasarawa/Kogi Border Dispute

The crisis rocking the Bassa and Egbura communities in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and some neighbouring communities in Kogi State have claimed many lives.
Shafa-Abakpa community in Toto Local Government Area which is predominantly Egbura, was attacked with heavy loss of lives by unknown militia and the security men who came in to repel these attacks were not spared as they also lost men while some returned with various degrees of injuries.
The Vice Chairman, Egbura Cultural Development Association (ECDA), Sulieman Zuberu, in a statement, said they could not ascertain the actual number of villagers killed as dead bodies continued to be recovered while the entire village was under heavy attack of the militia.
Zuberu said he had already informed the police, the DSS and other relevant authorities of the attacks, noting that at the moment, villages such as Ugya, Katakpa and Umaisha in Toto locality, as well as Mozum, Adimbeku and Ibozogi, Koton Karfe, Kpareche, Ette and Gegu in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State are under serious threats of attacks.
The Nasarawa State Police Command, which confirmed the attacks, said the command was on top of the matter and was investigating the immediate cause of the renewed crisis.
A member, House of Representatives, Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency, cum governorship aspirant for the 2019 elections in the state, Ja’afar Mohammed while confirming the attacks on Egbura, promised to eliminate insecurity in all its forms across the state and return the state to the path of prosperity, if elected governor, noting that his desire is to see the state to live in peace.