ANGRY YOUTHS KILL THREE ELDERS IN BENUE

There is unrest in Guma local government area of Benue State following the killing of three elders in the area by some youths.


It was a retaliation attack following the death of eight persons in a boat mishap.
The youths accused the elders of causing the accident spiritually.


Following the incident, some angry youths staged a protest on Friday morning, accusing elders in the area of spiritually causing the boat accident.



Reacting to the protest, the council boss
said,


“The civil defence (NSCDC) alerted me
this morning that some youths were
protesting. On (my) arrival in Gbajimba, I saw there was a protest as the youths made bonfire alleging that the incident has a spiritual connotation.



“Unfortunately, three elders were killed in the protest and the official vehicle of district head in the area was snatched.



“I tried to calm them down. But they went wild pursuing every elder in the area. I then saw another group of Indian hemp smokers with machete parading the area, I reported the incident to the soldiers and mobile police who swiftly intervened and restored security to the area.



“It is a pathetic situation in the area.
However, the youths are suspicious about the whole thing alleging that some elders are behind it but I don’t believe them because it is a case of overloading, drunkenness and over speeding.”



The Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Police Command, ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed the that there was a mob action in Gbajimgba town but that normalcy had been restored