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Protest, yesterday, rocked Zaki Biam town in Ukum Local Council of Benue State, over the insecurity in the area. A resident, Timothy Namga, told The Guardian that the protest was as a result of three persons, who were killed at Ayati settlement, a few kilometres from Zaki Biam, on Tuesday, by unknown gunmen.
The council area has for long been a hotbed of attacks. The council falls in the Sankera geo-political area, the most volatile axis in the North-central state.
The Guardian learnt that the protesters razed the country home of Chief of Staff to the Government House, Paul Biam. Namga said though the protest was against insecurity, the protesters targeted the government to get the attention they need.
In a swift reaction, the state government imposed a curfew on the entire council area….
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