Benue State, Nigeria · Africa
Sankera sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zaki Biam.
Sankera is a town located in Benue State, Nigeria. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Sankera sits in Nigeria. It's in the Africa/Lagos time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sankera to your route.
The Zaki-Biam massacre (also known as The Zaki-Biam Invasion or Operation No Living Thing) was a mass execution of hundreds of unarmed Tiv civilians by the Nigerian Army between 20 and 24 October 2001. The massacre was a surreptitious operation of the Nigerian army to avenge the killing of 19 soldiers, whose mutilatedRead more
bodies were found on 12 October 2001, near some Tiv villages in Benue State. The massacre took place in villages including Gbeji, Vaase, Anyiin, Iorja, Ugba, Tse-Adoor, Sankera, Kyado and Zaki-Biam.
At the time, the Nigerian Army and the federal government denied that soldiers killed any villagers. However, on 6 November 2007, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Luka Yusuf, publicly offered an apology to the people of Benue State for the killings. President Umaru Yar'Adua also visited Benue State to personally apologize on behalf of the federal government of Nigeria. No soldier was ever punished, and nobody went to jail for the offences committed.
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Sankera is located in Benue State, Nigeria, Africa. The coordinates are 7.5353 latitude, 9.6522 longitude.
Sankera has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Nigeria.
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