Tyopuusu Justin No fewer than 11 persons have been confirmed killed and scores missing following a clash between the Tiv and the Ful...
Tyopuusu Justin
No fewer than 11 persons have been confirmed killed and
scores missing following a clash between the Tiv and the Fulani in the Gassol
Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Residents said a Fulani man was robbed and killed by a
suspected Tiv hoodlum on his way back from Sensani, a village market.
The incident led to a reprisal on Tiv villagers, as 10
people were killed on Tuesday.
A resident, David Korbee, who lost his brother in the
Tuesday attack, told journalists that two of his female children were still
missing.
He said, “We recovered six bodies yesterday (Tuesday) and
buried them today (Wednesday). This morning, the vigilantes found four more
bodies in the bush and we intend to bury them this afternoon.
“As we speak, many people are still missing and we can’t tell
whether they are alive or dead. The Fulani attackers are hunting and killing
people on their farms, so it is difficult to ascertain the actual casualty
figures.”
A leader of the Bantaje Chiefdom, Yahaya Rufai, in whose
domain the attack happened, confirmed the incident, adding that six farmers
were killed at the boundary between Gassol and Wukari local government areas.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi
Usman, did not take his calls which rang out.
He had also yet to reply to a text message sent to his phone
as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Christian Reformed Church Nigeria, on
Wednesday, said it was time for the church in Nigeria to wade into the growing
killings and other forms of insecurity in the country and proffer solutions.
This is contained in a five-point communiqué issued at the
end of its 122nd General Church Council in Takum, Taraba State.
The communiqué read partly, “The prevailing conflicts in
Nigeria, such as ethno-religious conflicts, insurgency, banditry,
herders-farmers’ conflict and kidnappings have posed serious threats to
national unity and the corporate existence of the country.
“Council lamented the gruesome murder, displacement, loss of
lives and disintegration of human families, which have become a recurrent
decimal in the national life of the country.
“Council noted that it was now time for the church to wade
in and proffer solutions to these security challenges.”
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