No fewer than ten farmers were reportedly killed in an attack by gunmen suspected to be armed Fulani bandits in Taraba State.
The State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, who confirmed the attack on Saturday said the incident occured in Nyicwu Village, in the Yangtu Development Area of Takum local government council on Friday.
Usman said the assailants killed ten farmers who were on their way to their fields, adding that the victims were all members of the Kuteb ethnic group.
The command disclosed that the assailants escaped after the attack, adding that the remains of the victims have been released to their relatives for burial.
The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo has however, ordered the immediate deployment of an anti-kidnapping team to the area.
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