18 Farmers Hacked To Death In Taraba

At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol local government area of Taraba in the early hours of Sunday.

The killings are one of the series of bloody attacks in the state.

Most of the farmers were killed on their farms.

David Misal, the state police public relations officer, who confirmed the incident, said the police would soon release the casualty figure.

“Actually, I cannot lie to you there are casualties, but we will release the figures later after we might have finish combing the area,” Misal said.

“It was an undercover attack by some unidentified people in the area.”

He said the police would soon conduct a thorough search for the perpetrators of the wicked act through intelligence gathering.

NAN, December 18

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