Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, has on Tuesday, razed the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while agitating over the killing of three people.
The uncontrollable violence broke out after suspected armed herders reportedly terminated lives of three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community in the local government.
Bringing the bodies of the victims to Naka in the early hours of Tuesday, triggered protests that resulted in destruction.
The Chairman of Gwer West LGA, Victor Omirin, and Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday.
“Yes, they burned down the secretariat and the Ter Naka palace. Three protection guards were killed in Garuwa so when their bodies were brought to Naka, it sparked protest from the youth and it’s now being taken over by hoodlums,” the chairman said.
Efforts to reach the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, were unsuccessful, as her phone was not connecting.
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