No fewer than 45 persons were feared killed and 95 others injured when gunmen attacked Gashaka local government area of Taraba state.
Over 200 houses were equally razed by the suspected Fulani herdsmen that launched the attack in an area that is highly dominated by Tiv speaking people of Benue State.
Among those killed was the chief of Tiv’s representative in Zaki Koti Anyima in Bali.
According to a resident of the area who gave his name as Sam Ngada, the armed men numbering over 120 invaded the villages at about 1:42am on Saturday after a heavy downpour and engaged in shooting and burning of houses.
He said the invaders were identified to be Fulani herdsmen who had been terrorizing and killing innocent people in the southern part of the state.
“None of us knows what the Fulanis actually want. Three months ago, we all signed an agreement to put an end to all these killings, but we don’t know their reason for all these attacks and killings,” he told Leadership.
The state police spokesman, ASP Joseph Kwaji also confirmed that the chief of Tiv’s representative in Zaki Koti Anyima was killed by the attackers.
He noted that the Command had since Friday drafted its men to the affected villages while investigation into the matter continues.
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