Kogi Assembly demands disbandment of Kupa vigilante groups after 12 killed

The Kogi State House of Assembly has demanded the contiguous disbandment of hybrid vigilante groups operating successful Kupa District of Lokoja Local Government Area and the betterment of firearms successful their possession.

The request followed a convulsive clash betwixt the Kupa Community Vigilante Group and different hybrid vigilante group, which near 12 radical dormant and respective others injured.

Moving a question of urgent nationalist importance, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, said the situation began connected August 6 erstwhile a subordinate of the hybrid vigilante radical allegedly resisted a stop-and-search cognition and opened occurrence connected assemblage vigilantes.

He said the incidental led to a gunfight successful which a Fulani vigilante subordinate was killed, triggering a reprisal onslaught connected immoderate communities successful the area.

According to him, 3 radical were killed successful Eguchidan, six successful Emiku and 2 successful Abugi during the reprisal attacks.

Yusuf added that the Chief Imam of Kupa, Alhaji Gimba Aliyu, was among those injured successful the unit and was receiving treatment.

The Speaker urged Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to instantly disband the existing vigilante structures successful Kupa District and retrieve each firearms successful their possession.

He besides called connected the politician to deploy wood guards to the area, preferably recruiting trusted indigenes who are acquainted with the terrain to heighten ...