Nigeria: Suswam Denies Absolving Fulanis

31 December 2013

Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam yesterday denied a report claiming he absolved Fulanis of killings in disputes with Tiv farmers in the state.

A statement by his spokesman Mr. Cletus Akwaya yesterday quoted the governor as saying that the report, which was carried by the Federal Government-owned News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), had generated tension in the state.

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