OYOGIST has learnt that recent findings by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) have revealed how men of the Nigerian Army deployed to engage bandits allegedly raped women, plundered valuables and killed people in the Konshinsha local government area of Benue State in April.
According to the findings, a lot of atrocious activities were carried out in a village, Bonta, likening it to a slaughterhouse.
The findings also showed how the Nigerian military brought down houses, schools and clinics. They shot at defenceless villagers and wasted dozens of lives.
“They claimed they were here to protect us but they only came for us,” says Emmanuel Gungul, a youth leader.
“They destroyed our properties and slept with our women, all in the name of chasing the bandits that killed their soldiers.”
FIJ also Alleged that the community clinic was burnt down by the Army.
