Local sources said those killed included seven men, two women and children, while 13 houses were burnt. Information about the attack was sketchy, last night, but it was said that the herdsmen launched the attack following a long standing land dispute over farm lands.
The herdsmen reportedly stormed the town in the night and started attacking Tivs who had come back to farm on their lands.
It was said that hundreds of the natives fled to neighbouring villages while others ran to the Gassol B Police Divisional headquarters for their safety. Efforts to speak with Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joseph Kwaji, were fruitless as he did not pick calls to his mobile telephone, but sources at the police headquarters confirmed the incident, saying that armed policemen had been dispatched to the affected communities to maintain peace.
The Taraba incident came on the heels of the massacre by suspected herdsmen in an Enugu suburb which triggered outrage. Before then, there had been reported attacks by suspected herdsmen across the country.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Sunday Vanguard, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, said herdsmen had lived with the people across the country for decades, hinting that those behind recent killings could have been foreigners. Specifically, Arase said the killers could have been armed men displaced from their countries by the Libya and Mali crises. Sign out Notify me Comment as: Publis Previe No comments: Post a Comment Search Search This Blog Social Buttons Be the first of your friends to like this NewsHelm BAD... 9,655 likes Like Page Share Naira Exchange Rates Today Naira Exchange Rates Today Wizkid Tops Justin Bieber, Kanye West To Emerge 3rd On Spotify’s World Artistes List Just yesterday, we reported that our very own Wizkid, landed the 11th spot on the world global itunes/Spotify list, a feat which is trul...
Efforts to speak with Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joseph Kwaji, were fruitless as he did not pick calls to his mobile telephone, but sources at the police headquarters confirmed the incident, saying that armed policemen had been dispatched to the affected communities to maintain peace.
The Taraba incident came on the heels of the massacre by suspected herdsmen in an Enugu suburb which triggered outrage. Before then, there had been reported attacks by suspected herdsmen across the country.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Sunday Vanguard, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, said herdsmen had lived with the people across the country for decades, hinting that those behind recent killings could have been foreigners.
Specifically, Arase said the killers could have been armed men displaced from their countries by the Libya and Mali crises.
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