โRather than the student population marching to the streets in protests that could be hijacked further to heighten the already escalating tensions in the system, we believe that dialogue, rather than confrontation, should be adopted to resolve the current crisis. We are intellectuals, not street urchins or political thugs who can be hired by anyone or a group of moneybags to destabilize the country.
Benue police killed notorious bandit Terkaa Samuel in a Zaki-Biam gun battle, seizing a pistol, ammo and charms. In a separate cult clash, two died and eight suspects were arrested with weapons as police intensify operations against crime in the state.
