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The people of Onyagede Community in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, on Saturday, ran out of their Community for safety following hovering around and droppings of strange men in military unforms in the area.<\/p>\n

They have therefore, called on the military, the police and other security agencies to move swiftly and avert imminent danger in the state following this development. .<\/p>\n

Speaking to our correspondent, \u00a0the District Head of Oyangede community, Chief Adamu Ogli, said in the last five days, a strange helicopter has been dropping men in uniform in Amoke Primary school ground.<\/p>\n

He said the uniform men looked suspicious as many of them wore bathroom sleepers and looked unkept.<\/p>\n

Chief \u00a0Ogli narrated that, the entire community is worried over what will happen in the coming days as most residents now live in fear, hence they are calling for quick response to identify the men in uniform and ascertain if truly they are soldiers because from their appearance they do not look like Nigerian soldiers.<\/p>\n

These worries is coming after some communities in the state recently came under heavy attack by suspected armed men as property worth millions of naira were destroyed, including food stuff warehouses with the inhabitants killed and others displaced.<\/p>\n

Speaking further on phone, Chief Ogli said \u201cFor about five days, there is this helicopter that used to come and it will land in Amoke village, in Onyagede community of Ohimini LGA, Amoke primary school to be precise, and the people around there are apprehensive and we don\u2019t know their mission there.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who saw them said they will come and drop people who are dressed in military uniform. That is the report I\u2019m getting and we want security agencies and state government to act on it urgently to prevent any unforseen circumstance that may arise and further escalated the security problem in our area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are suspicious of their moves because they have not approached anyone concerning their mission but the helicopter will come\u00a0around 10 to 11 am\u00a0and drop them and go back and the following day, it will come by same time, drop and go. We don\u2019t know what is happening or what they are looking for and \u00a0that is why we are raising this alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201d Our people have deserted the Community for fear of unknown and it had also made other neighboring Communities to stop coming to the area to undertake their daily businesses\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have reported this \u00a0to the police and it is our \u00a0hope that they will quickly comb the place to unravel the mystery.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, a former council Chairman of Ohimini, Mr Musa Alechenu, also told our correspondent that on Friday alone, the helicopter landed three times after which a retired soldier in the community noted that they are not soldiers. \u201cI was told they were on slippers and there was no ranking or markings on their uniforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also heard they came to our market to withdraw money. Our people suspect that they are mapping out a place for attack because of what happened in Doma LGA of Nasarawa state. We are raising this alarm so that the security agencies will know and move in to avert any imminent danger,\u201d Alechenu said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Kindred head of Amoke, Chief Emmamuel Adah, also confirmed that as at Saturday, the helicopter hovered round Amoke but didn\u2019t land.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur people who were on the farm took to their heels on seeing the helicopter. These are not good times because of the insecurity we are experiencing. Our people are apprehensive that they might be attacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the government to confirm who is hovering over us and why so that we are sure that we are safe,\u201d Adah appealed.<\/p>\n

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Benue Command, SP Catherine Anene, said they are yet to receive any intelligence from the local government.<\/p>\n

In a telephone conversation, Anene said, \u201cThe Division has not sent any intelligence on any danger in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

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