Nasarawa Clashes: Army Kill Ombatse Leader, Seize Others

Nigerian military deployed to control the violent communal clashes in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on September 16, 2013, killed the leader of the Ombatse militia group who allegedly led the attack that claimed over 30 lives in some communities in the area.

According to a police source of The PUNCH, the bodies of the militant leader and three other assailants were said to have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.

The deceased, whose name has not been disclosed till date, was said to have been killed when he went to demand for the release of his men that were detained by the police.

Three Ombatse militants who were on the same mission with the slain leader were said to have been captured by the police and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia.

Scores of warring Eggon and Alago youths were also arrested by the police and detained at the state command headquarters

The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Cornelius Ocholi, who confirmed the incident on the phone, explained that three unidentified assailants were killed in the crisis and that four others who sustained injuries had been taken to Dahaltu Specialist Hospital, Lafia, for treatment.

Detachments of policemen were seen at the police command headquarters, waiting to be deployed in the flashpoint where violent clashes between the Eggon and Alago ethnic groups had claimed many lives and property. Many, mostly women and children, were also displaced.

The Army authorities had deployed soldiers to contain the violence and wanton killings by the Ombatse militia group and the reprisal attacks by Alago youths in Obi Local Government Area. 
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