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10 die in Tiv/Jukun clash, five in Borno suicide attacks

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5 years ago

April 8, 2019

Five persons were killed when two female suicide bombers attacked Maiduguri , the Borno State capital on Sunday.

Also , the death toll in the Tiv , Jukun ethnic clash in Taraba State rose to 10 on Sunday .
In Maiduguri , five persons were killed when two female suicide bombers strapped with improvised explosive detonated the devices and died together with three other persons .
A statement by the Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency in the state , Abdulkadir Ibrahim, said , “ The emergency response teams have confirmed that two female PBIED carriers detonated their explosives within five minutes interval at the Muna Dalti settlement.

“ As a result , three persons died including the two bombers while close to 41 others sustained varying degrees of injury. ”
Ibrahim said the injured were rushed to the General Hospital Maiduguri for medical treatment .

Meanwhile , the Chairman of the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State , Mr Daniel Adi , on Sunday confirmed that 10 people were killed and several others injured in the ongoing clash between Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups in the state .
The Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups share common boundary with Benue and Taraba states.

In an interview with journalists in Wukari on Sunday , Adi , who called for calm , said more than nine communities had so far been razed while the villagers from the Kente ward of the affected area had been displaced .

Adi said , “ As I am talking to you now , several households , including the Government Day Secondary School , Kente , were burnt down by the attackers in the early hours of today ( Sunday) .

“ I made efforts to contact my counterpart in the Ukum LGA in Benue State to appeal to his people to lay down their arms and embrace peace . ”

He disclosed that his council would foot the medical bills of the injured persons currently receiving treatment at the general hospital .
Meanwhile , a former All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant who hailed from the area , Chief David Kente , has condemned the wanton destruction of lives and property .

He described the crisis as unfortunate , adding that the Tiv and Jukun in Kente had co – existed peacefully for many years after their first clash in 1991 .

Kente appealed to the warring parties to embrace peace and sheathe their swords , promising that all those who lost their property to the current crisis on both sides of the divide would be assisted .

“ This is achievable because after the 1991 clash between the two ethnic groups in Kente area , I single – handedly provided succour to all the affected communities by providing roofing sheets , cement and related building materials for them .
“ I also provided boreholes for the affected communities both on the Benue and Taraba sides , ” he said .