The convoy of the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has been reportedly attacked by some youths in the Ugondu community in Makurdi LGA of the state on Wednesday.
According to reports, youths from the Ugondu community of Makurdi LGA of Benue, who pelted the governor’s convoy with stones, were protesting over plans to bury the proprietor of Vaatia College, Makurdi, Michael Vaatia within the school premises located in their community.
Six of the protesting Ugondu youths were arrested by the police for throwing objects at the governor’s convoy.
Gov Alia had visited Vaatia College to accertain the preparation module for the burial of the deceased proprietor.
Vaatia, who is the proprietor of the College, died a couple of days ago and is to be buried within the school premises on Thursday.
The angry youths from the host community of Ugondu allegedly invaded the school and destroyed the grave.
They were seen in large numbers chanting war songs when the governor was addressing leaders of the community in the school.
According to the Daily Post, the said youths disrupted the proceedings as security escorts attempted to prevent them from accessing the school, while some of the governor’s entourage were trapped outside.
Sources who spoke with the platform said the youths allegedly fired gunshots into the air to scare people but were overpowered by the arrival of the police special unit, code-named Operation Zenda, and several of them were arrested.
Gov Alia, while addressing leaders of the Ugondu community, among them were former Senator Fred Orti, retired Permanent Secretary Akange Audu, Ter Makurdi, and other traditional rulers, cautioned against acts that could create chaos and disunity in the state.
He said, “I have come to address a few qualms that occurred in the rulership of your child as lead representative.
“I sent both the Tiv, Idoma, and different clans abroad for preparing without segregation.
“I need to trust you, the customary and local area pioneers, denying association in what has occurred.
