A pregnant woman was defiled to death by hoodlums who attacked the Alago settlement in the Keana local government area of Nasarawa state.
A chieftain and resident, Amos Baba, said the attack took place on the Keana-Obosidoma road, about 2 kilometres from Keana town.
According to Vanguard, Baba said the pregnant woman died while receiving treatment at the Dalhatu Arafat Specialist Hospital, DASH Lafia.
He added that the miscreants also stabbed an Alago man, Shuaibu Epu, on his farm during the attack on the community.
Baba said the swift military intervention prevented the attack from escalating into a major crisis....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]
The president of the Mzough U Tiv MUT Nasarawa state chapter, Phillip Nongu, alleged that two Tiv youths were killed in a reprisal attack while attempting to make peace with the Alago youths over the death of the pregnant woman.
The President of the Tiv organizations identified the victims as John Iwar and Verior Vitalis Utime.
He stated this while addressing newsmen in Lafia the state capital on Thursday, July 18.
He said the failure of the military to restrain the irate Alago youths from carrying out reprisal attacks was responsible for the death of the Tiv youths who came together in search of peace.