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At least 28 officers and soldiers have been killed in the persistent farmers and Fulani herdsmen clashes in Benue State and the fight against insurgency in Nigeria’s north-east, a military official has said.
The Commanding Officer, 72 Airborne Battalion, Makurdi, Colonel Timothy Lagbaja, told reporters in Makurdi on Tuesday that 12 officers and soldiers were killed in the incessant farmers and Fulani herdsmen clashes in the state since 2012 to date.
While 16 others lost their lives in the war against Boko Haram insurgents.
Lagbaja hinted of plans by the command to immortalise the fallen soldiers given their track record of service to their fatherland.
Colonel Lagbaja further stated that several other soldiers had been injured in special-forces operations in Maiduguri and were presently receiving the best available medical attention.
He said that the Command had deployed over 500 soldiers to different parts of Benue State to tackle the farmers and herdsmen crisis.
According to him, the deployment had helped in stemming the tide, with various calibre of illegal arms and ammunitions recovered from criminal gangs operating in the state.
“We have gone a long way in combating the crisis. Clashes are isolated and far in-between. We have also recovered lots of arms and ammunitions from criminal gangs in the State,” he stated.
The Commanding Officer further said that in line with its community service posture, the Command organised a medical outreach program in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area, during which medical experts from the United States rendered free medical service to the people.
Colonel Lagbaja called for a synergy and partnership with the media in the area of information management and dissemination.
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