Nine persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday evening in a gun battle between security operatives and some gunmen in Gidi-gidi along Shinge area of Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The incident occurred at about 6.pm.
It was gathered that unknown gunmen invaded the area and started shooting sporadically into the air. This forced residents to alert the police who came and engaged them in a gun duel.
Our correspondent sighted a police Hilux Van loaded with dead bodies driving through the Police “B’ Division junction along Kwandere Road area of Lafia.
A source close to the area, who did want his name on print, told our correspondent that the youths came in their large numbers and engaged the security agents in a gun duel but the security overpowered them.
When contacted to comment on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ogochukwu Theodore, said that the command had yet to receive any report about the shooting.
Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Tudun Gwandara in Lafia had decided to hold a peace meeting aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis that led to a violent clash on Monday.
Theodore confirmed this meeting to journalists on Tuesday.
Tudun Gwandara was razed during a reprisal near the palace of the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Isah Mustapha Agwai I, by youths suspected to be Eggon on Sunday after Alakyo village, the ancestral home of the spiritual leader of Ombatse militia group Lega Agu, was invaded by gunmen who burnt the shrine.
Theodore said that the state Police command supported the idea of the peace parley and gave them security cover to ensure that the meeting was peaceful. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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