A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Terkaa Aondo, has demanded urgent action from the Nasarawa State Government over the killing of Tiv indigenes, warning that continued silence and inaction could worsen insecurity and trigger further attacks across several local government areas of the state, VANGUARD reports.
Aondo spoke against the backdrop of the killing of four Tiv natives on January 26, 2026, in Keana Local Government Area.
The victims—Clement Akaa, Yina Fidelis, Thaddeus Tsehemba and Philomina Umbuga—were reportedly attacked while fishing in River Keleke near the Umerai settlement in Kwarra district of Keana LGA.
Describing the incident as part of a recurring pattern of violence against Tiv communities, the senior lawyer said the killings were neither isolated nor accidental, but reflective of a broader security failure that has left Tiv settlements exposed in Nasarawa State.
He warned that unless decisive measures are taken, more attacks are imminent in Awe, Doma, Keana, Obi, Lafia and other Tiv-populated areas of the state.
According to him, there is palpable fear among Tiv residents, many of whom have continued to face threats to life, farmlands and livelihoods without adequate government protection.