No fewer than 60 persons were feared killed at the weekend in a bloody communal crisis between
Ologba and Egba communities of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that the latest crisis which left many with varying degrees of injury was a fallout of a lingering dispute between the fishing communities over the ownership of a fishing pond in the area.
The latest crisis between the sister villages came on the heels of last month’s outrageous conflict
in Egba community which claimed close to 100 lives when suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded the community.
A source said, “the truth is that there is no love lost between the two communities whose preoccupation is mainly fishing.
“Unfortunately, the bitter rivalry between the communities and bottled-up anger for one another has lingered for several years and
sometimes resulting in intermittent skirmishes; this latest conflict could have claimed over 60 lives because more bodies are still being recovered from the two communities."
Credits: vanguardngr
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