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Agatu
Agatu is a Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria, created in 1996. It was formerly part of the Agatu district in the old Otukpo division. The headquarters of the local government is at Obagaji. Agatu is one of nine local government areas in the southern senatorial zone of Benue State, which is mainly occupied by the Idoma people. The majority of the resident population are farmers. By the 1991 census, it has a population of about 80,000. On 21 Jan 2014, 20 civilians and 5 soldiers were killed in an Agatu in an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Agatu was the scene of more attacks over two years later, in 2016. Agatu is home to notable individuals such as Hon. John Ngbede, Benue State Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP); Hon. Samuel Odagboyi Godday, current member of the House of Representatives; Hon. Solomon Agidani, former member of the House of Representatives; Professor Isa Innocent Ekoja, the first professor from Agatu; and Pastor John Eliagwu Odogbo, the current Ochidoma of Idoma.
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Agatu is a Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria, created in 1996. It was formerly part of the Agatu district in the old Otukpo division. The headquarters of the local government is at Obagaji. Agatu is one of nine local government areas in the southern senatorial zone of Benue State, which is mainly occupied by the Idoma people. The majority of the resident population are farmers. By the 1991 census, it has a population of about 80,000. On 21 Jan 2014, 20 civilians and 5 soldiers were killed in an Agatu in an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Agatu was the scene of more attacks over two years later, in 2016. Agatu is home to notable individuals such as Hon. John Ngbede, Benue State Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP); Hon. Samuel Odagboyi Godday, current member of the House of Representatives; Hon. Solomon Agidani, former member of the House of Representatives; Professor Isa Innocent Ekoja, the first professor from Agatu; and Pastor John Eliagwu Odogbo, the current Ochidoma of Idoma.
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