A disagreement over ownership of a farmland and five fishing ponds between the people of Kabawa in Lokoja and the Onumaye people of Kotokarfe Local Councils of Kogi State yesterday turned bloody. Scores were reportedly injured and many houses burnt by suspected irate youths. The crises started when two Kabawa boys were abducted from their farms on the island. Houses were burnt and in the process, one Baba Salisu was stabbed to death in his father’s house. He built his palace in Kabawa and claimed ownership of the land.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 04:30 UTC