Gunmen have k!lled five passengers and the driver of a commercial vehicle travelling from Takum Local Government Area to Wukari LGA in Taraba State.
According to reports gathered, the victims were k!lled at a boundary area between Taraba and Benue states along Takum-Wukari road at about 7:23am on Monday, 12th of August, 2024.
It was gathered that the gunmen suspected to be bandits came out of the bush near Sai village with guns and machetes, and attacked the passengers, sparing a woman and a baby.
The bandits, after k!lling the passengers, also proceeded to attack farmers who were working close to where the victims were killed.
The victims include a lecturer at the Federal University Wukari and the Deputy Registrar of Taraba State School of Health Technology.
Also among the victims was a secondary school principal, Mr Samuel Mbapuun, who was transferred from a secondary school in Takum to another secondary school in Wukari Local Government Area.
He was reportedly on his way to report to the new school he was posted to when he was killed.
It was learnt that the lecturer from the Federal University Wukari was returning to Wukari after spending the weekend with his family in Takum.
A source from Takum town said there was serious tension in the community following the killing of travellers who were all indigenes of the town.
The source further stated that soldiers were however sent to patrol some areas around the town to calm the situation.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Kwache Gambo, confirmed the identities of the victims to journalists. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>
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