TARABA: Family of 4 killed in fresh attacks by herdsmen

Tragedy struck at Mbiya village in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State when assailants suspected to be herdsmen attacked and killed four members of a family.

According to the Chairman of the local government area, Shiban Tikari, only the nine-month-old infant of the family of five survived the attack which saw the herdsmen raze the entire village.

Shiban said it remains a mystery as to how the nine-month-old survived the attack which occurred at about 2 am in the morning.

“We heard gunshots around 1a.m. on Takum -Ussa road and while we were making efforts to mobilise police men to the area, we heard sporadic gunshots at Mbiya Central, a community just at the outskirt of Takum town here.

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“By the time we got there, a family of five; a man, his wife and two children, were slaughtered like chickens. A baby mysteriously survived the attack.

“The attackers whom we suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, also attacked Basam, a village close to Gen. T.Y. Danjuma’s farm and set the whole village ablaze,” he said.

The incident was confirmed by David Misal, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), David Misal, who however said the number of those dead during the attack is still unclear.

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