Ombatse militia group | |
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Leaders | Baba Alakyo |
Headquarters | Nasarawa State |
Active regions | Nasarawa Egon |
Ideology | Regionalism |
Allies | Nigeria Police Force |
Opponents | ![]() |
The Ombatse group is a militia group in Nasarawa Egon, a Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, northern Nigeria.[1]In May 2013, the group was reported to have killed 74 police officers and 10 State Security Service officers.[2] The deadly attack was led by the leader of the group, Baba Alakyo, the chief priest of Alakyo Village of Nasarawa Egon.[1][3]
There are controversies on whether there is a link between the militia group and the Boko Haram Islamic insurgents in northeastern Nigeria but there seems to be no clear evidence of any relationship between the groups.[4][according to whom?]On November 17, 2014, it was reported that the leader of the militia group, Baba Alakyo was killed by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, a claim that was refuted by the legal adviser to the Ombatse group, Zachary Zamani Alumaga.[5][6]