By Rabiu Doma, Nasarawa
Disturbed over the recent attacks on Alago communities of Assakio, Obi and Tudun Adubun Alago by Eggon “Ombatse”, the Governor of Nasarawa State Umaru Tanko Al-Makura indicated that all ombatse are Eggon but not all Eggon are ombatse.
Al-Makura frowned at the extra-Judicial killings and destruction caused by the Ombatse. He indicated that “the days of ombatse are numbered” while calling on the affected communities in the renewed massacre to reveal the identity of the perpetrators.
As a result, the state Governor banned the use of motorcycles in Awe, Doma, Lafia, Nasarawa Eggon and Akwanga towns. The Governor stated this in a state broadcast yesterday. “Those behind the massacre and their financiers and abettors will be brought to book”.
Governor Al-Makura commended the Federal Government for the deployment of army battalion to quell the upheaval. It could be recalled that over 20,000 people were killed in ethnic crisis ignited by Ombatse.
The Ombatse group was alleged to have destroyed palaces. Four palaces of Burum-Burum, Assakio, Obi, Agyaragu were burnt to ashes.
The bodies of Alhaji Gidado of police community Bank, his driver, Adamu Aliyu and one other – were declared missing – but were later discovered death and beheaded by assailant suspected to be Ombatse group. The three were non-indigenes of the area the traveled – who had travelled from Abuja to witness a wedding ceremony at Keana Local Government. The bodies have since been put to the mother earth according to Islamic rite.
The state commissioner of police, Shehu Umar confirmed the killings and discovery of the three mutilated bodies found inside a car.
