Soldiers Fire On Suspected Ombatse Members, Kill Four

A senior Nigerian military officer has confirmed to SaharaReporters that soldiers opened fire on suspected members of the Ombatse cult group in Nasarawa State last night, and killed four of them.
The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the shooting occurred at a checkpoint in Lafia, the Nassarawa State capital. He claimed that the soldiers fired in self-defense when the cult members attempted to attack the soldiers manning a checkpoint.
“We are yet to get a full report from the unit that carried out the action,” said the officer. He added: “Our preliminary report is that they [suspected Ombatse members] were mobilizing to attack our men at a checkpoint. Our men opened fire on them and killed four of them. We are still waiting for the full report.”
A resident of Lafia confirmed the killings, but said he was not certain about the identity of the casualties. “We heard gun shots and some of our people saw the corpses by the road side, but I cannot confirm their identities,” he said.
Our military source disclosed that more soldiers had been drafted to the checkpoint
By SaharaReporters