Few hours after herdsmen killed a family of four at
Mbiya village in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, five people were
again killed by armed herdsmen at Utile in Donga Local Government Area.
The killing, which took place in the early hours of
Thursday brought the number of those killed by the gunmen within 24 hours to
nine.
A resident of the community, Mr. Aondofa Ianna, who
spoke to journalists on phone, said the attackers, numbering over 30, invaded
the community in the early hours when people were still sleeping and started
shooting sporadically, killing five people in the process.
According to him, "The attackers came in the
early hours of today (yesterday) when people were still asleep. The attacks
have now spread to Shaakaa village, and we have so far recovered five corpses
while people have continued to flee the community"
He further disclosed that attacks were still
ongoing in the community which may swell the number of casualty, saying the
area remains very volatile.
"The casualty figure may rise as shooting is
still going on. The areas under attack are still volatile so we could not go to
other places for fear of being attacked, and you know the attacks began in the
night when the people were still asleep, so, there is every tendency that more
bodies would be recovered," he said.
Confirming the attack, Chairman of Donga Local Government
Area, Hon. Nashuka Ipeyen, said he was yet to be properly briefed, and promised
to provide journalists with a detailed report on the incident as soon as
possible.
Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), David Missal, proved abortive as he was not reachable on phone.
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