- Catholic Bishop of Gboko, Benue state alleged that Nigerian soldiers searched his home and church for weapon
- He blamed the federal government of being one sided in the fight against herdsmen crisis
Less than a week after a bloody protest erupted in Benue state due to the killing of a Tiv man by alleged Fulani herdsmen, the catholic bishop of Gboko, has accused the federal government of being one sided in the crisis facing the area.
The Catholic Bishop of Gboko, Rt. Rev. Williams Avenya lamented that soldiers, ordered by the federal government, raided his home and parish, to allegedly search for hidden weapons.
Avenya said: “This is what happens when you have a one-sided government in place.
“Today my house and the entire parish was turned inside out by the military in-search for weapons.
Avenya said his home and parish were turned inside out by soldiers looking for weapons.
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“They say I keep weapons. The Fulani herdsmen go about with heavy weapons killing innocent people and never a day has any one of them been harassed by the military.
“There are instances where the military have even assisted them to carry out their attacks on defenseless citizens.
“The soldiers we have in this country are one sided. Why are they trying to divide the very country they are called to defend on religious line.
“Would they have done this to an imam or the mosque?”
Meanwhile, troops of the recently-launched Operation HARBIN KUNAMA II ‘Scorpion Sting’ have discovered a large cache of dangerous weapons in Kaduna South where herdsmen troubles have been persistent.
Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations in a statement on Sunday said the discovery was made when troops embarked on cordon and search of Gwaska, Dangoma, Angwan Far and Bakin Kogi general area of Southern Kaduna State.
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He said: “During the operation, the troops recovered 73 Dane Guns, 4 Locally Made Rifles, 1 Locally Made Machine Gun and 1 Locally Made Pistol. Others include 260 Cartridges, 14 rounds of 7.62mm Ammunition, 63 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 1 Locally made Small Machine Gun Magazine, a pair of worn out military boot and some quantities of assorted Improvised Ammunition and Pyrotechnics hidden in dug out pits.
“While efforts are on going to track down the owners of the arms and ammunition, it is imperative to state the good people of the area have been very supportive and cooperate fully with the military which led to this unprecedented findings."
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