Armed soldiers and riot policemen have now
taken over Coromo, Dan- Anacha and Mutum
Biyu communities in Gassol Local
Government Area of Taraba State where
herdsmen reportedly killed 12 people
including seven men, two women and
children, and seriously wounded about 18
others seriously.
Altogether, 13 houses were burnt.
Information about the attack was sketchy,
but it was said that the
Fulani herdsmen
reportedly launched the attack Friday night,
following a long standing land dispute over
farm lands.
The Fulani herdsmen reportedly stormed the
three communities in the night and started
attacking Tivs who had come back to farm
on their lands.
It was said that hundreds of the natives of
the area had fled to other neighbouring
villages while others ran to the Gassol B
Police Divisional headquarters for their
safety.
As at the time of this report, Tiv people
were fleeing the local government for fear
of further attacks, despite the presence of
armed security men.
This is just as there was tension in the
Fulani herdsmen settlements over fear of
reprisal attack by the Tivs who live in both
Benue and Taraba States.
Efforts to reach the leader of the Tiv
Community in the area, Joel Adaji was not
successful as his mobile phone did not go
through after several trials.
Reliable sources at the police headquarters
in Jalingo confirmed the incident, saying
that armed soldiers and policemen were
patrolling the affected communities to
ensure orderliness.
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