Gunmen
suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Monday attacked some
villages in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba, killing at least seven
persons with scores still missing.
Local
residents said the attackers first attacked and burnt Ayiase village in Takum
Local Government before heading for Tse-Gbaun and Gaza villages in Donga ,
Local Government.
An
eyewitness told Vanguard that the gunmen killed Msugh Gaza and three of his
sons in Gaza village, while the other three were killed in Tse-Gbaun and Ayiase
villages.
“The
attack happened in the early hours of today (Monday), and the area is not safe
as I talk to you, as such we cannot search for the other missing relations. But
we have so far, recovered seven dead bodies,” he said.
Police spokesman
Joseph Kwaji said efforts to reach the DPO of Donga for details of the attack
failed as his number was switched off.
But an
aide of the state acting governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi said, the
acting governor has directed that military personnel be deployed to the area to
maintain peace.
There
have been threats of attack in the area by the Fulani herdsmen and many
residents have fled the area for fear of attack.
Donga
local government is one of the areas that run-off elections is to hold this Saturday
in the state and the attack has led to exodus of people from the area.
Source: Vanguard
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