Communal Crisis: Benue Govt Files Fresh Suit Against Journalist

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The trial of a journalist, Egena Sunday Ode, has been moved from the Chief Magistrate Court to the Benue State High Court in Makurdi. The High Court

Aside from loss of lives and property, the Bonta-Ukpute conflict has led to the closure of Awajir-Oju road that gives direct access from Oju local government area to Makurdi, the Benue State capital by Bonta militias.

Governor Ortom has called several peace meetings aimed at resolving the communal crisis but the matter still remains largely unsettled as there were reports of attacks on Ukpute and Igede speaking Ochoro community in Konshisha LGA after the last peace meeting held only a month ago. Speaking to journalists, Ode urged AIMPs members to sheathe their swords and remain calm, describing his trial as a cross that the association should carry with pride and dignity regardless of the outcome.

 

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