Nigeria, July 6 -- The Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Ayo Omotayo, has clarified his assertion that a "Berom militia" was responsible for the recent attacks on the institute in Kuru, Jos.

Mr Omotayo stated that his comments were not intended to stigmatise the Berom ethnic group, as security agencies have confirmed arrests in connection with the attacks. In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, he revealed that he had received repeated phone calls from individuals claiming to be Berom militia members, who threatened to reclaim what they described as ancestral land around the NIPSS facility unless compensation was paid.

"I received several calls from people claiming to be Berom mi...