Traditional ruler of the community, Chief John Akor, made the demand when he testified at the panel of inquiry into the incidence on Wednesday.
He said the sum would be a recompense for the ills suffered by members of the community.
“Our community demands a compensation of N17 billion for human losses, unlawful destruction of property and criminal deprivation of use of our farms for over two decades,” he said.
The monarch said the community also needed a traumatic hospital to rehabilitate victims of the prolonged herdsmen incursions.
Akor said that 11 people lost their lives during the April 25 invasion, while several others were injured, adding that the corpses were still at the morgues.
Akor said as a traditional ruler, he never collected any form of gratification from the herdsmen to allow them graze in the community.
Also testifying, President-General of Nimbo Town Union, Mr Mathias Ekere, said the community had coexisted peacefully with the herdsmen for over 30 years.
Matthias said that from the outset, different cattle breeders resided in their community and the people insisted that each group must have identification mark.
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