Sixteen people have been reportedly killed in a clash that occurred between Tiv farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Kadarko, a community in Giza Local Council of Nasarawa State. Among those killed were two policemen while scores of other people in the market square suffered varying degrees of injury

The crisis, which allegedly started in April last year, assumed a worrisome dimension at the weekend when armed Fulani youth purportedly shot some Tiv and Ogoja traders in a market located at the Nasarawa/Benue border.

Residents disclosed that the gunmen launched the attack at exactly 12.00 noon and took over Gidan Kunde village, a Tiv settlement in Jenkwe development area as their permanent place of abode after attacking and displacing the Tiv inhabitants. They were also said to have destroyed farm produce worth several millions of naira there.
So far, about 5,000 residents have fled the community for safer areas in nearby towns in Benue State.

The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Cornelius Ocholi confirmed the Kadarko attack, adding that policemen had been deployed to the area to restore law and order.