Benue Community raise alarm over extra judicial killing by militia supported by govt
"Members of Shitile community in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State are accusing a militia of kidnapping and killing residents. Premium times report. In a petition dated 24th July, 2018 jointly signed by 20 community leaders and sent to the Presidency and other local and international human rights organisations on the matter, they named the militia as Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and said it reportedly has the support of the state government. However, the Benue state governor, Mr. Ortom has repeatedly said his state has no such armed militia and was not procuring arms for any such group." The residents said they were being “hounded and haunted by a reign of terror characterised by frequent and rampant extra judicial killings, physical and psychological battering of women and children and wanton destruction of residential and commercial properties, all at the hands of one Aondona Ishenge.” The petitioners said Mr. Ishenge, otherwise known as “Tor-Abaj