Tag: Taraba State

Taraba: Tragedy, as bandits kill District Head

Aminu Imam

Tragedy struck in Ibbi local government area of Taraba State on Friday, as bandits stormed the area and reportedly killed the District Head of Sarkin-Kudu town, Ali Hakimi. It was gathered that he was killed after he was reportedly attacked by 10 bandits on Friday, in his palace at Sarkin Kudu town at about 12.30 am. According to a resident of the town, Bello Adamu, the deceased was the brother of the chief of Sarkin Kudu chiefdom. He said the bandits had launched several attacks across the chiefdom and abducted…

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Taraba: Many missing, as boat carrying over 100 passengers capsizes

Aminu Imam

An unspecified number of persons have reportedly gone missing after a boat carrying about 100 passengers across the stretch of the River Benue, in the Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State, capsized midway. It was learnt that the majority of the commuters were returning from Mayoreneyo Fish Market, in Ardo Kola LGA. The accident happened around Saturday, en-route to Binnari town. in Karim Lamido local government area. It was also gathered that none of the commuters wore a life jacket. Taraba State House of Assembly member representing Karim…

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Taraba: 2 killed as residents invade warehouse for palliative, loot grains

Aminu Imam

…24-hour curfew declared in Adamawa Youths have allegedly stolen hundreds of bags of maize, locally processed rice and other items worth millions of naira in Jalingo, Taraba State. The youths, who were said to be in large numbers, stormed the warehouse located not far from the 6 Army Brigade and looted the warehouse on Friday midnight. The warehouse is said to belong to a former member of the state House of Assembly and immediate-past chairman of Sardauna local government area of the State, Dr. Jugulde. One of the guards at…

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Taraba: 24hr curfew imposed, as fresh crisis engulfs community

Aminu Imam

At least two people have lost their lives after fresh upheaval erupted in the Karim-Lamido local government area of Taraba State. According to reports, many locals have been reportedly injured while no fewer than five villages were razed by the riotous youths in the ongoing unrest. The recent crisis, which began in the early hours of Saturday, was said to have led to the burning down of houses and destruction of property in Garin Marwa, Sarkin Kudu, Sallamin Kala and Yashi Pena. According to reports, fleeing persons from Karim-Lamido had sought…

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Bandits attack Taraba village, ‘kill 15’

Aminu Imam

At least 15 people have been reportedly killed as bandits unleashed terror on Garin-Baka village, in Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba State. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about 60, came into the village around 7.30pm on Friday and fire gunshots into different directions. Houses on were reportedly set ablaze, while cows were rustled and shops, warehouses looted. According to a resident, Yakubu Garba, when the attackers came, many of the villagers were praying inside a mosque. He stated further that the prayer was halted and there was pandemonium…

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Insecurity: Terrorists kill three siblings after collecting N60m ransom in Taraba

Aminu Imam

Bandits in Taraba State have reportedly killed three abducted siblings after collecting N60 million ransom from their father, alongside a motorcycle rider. A source disclosed that the killing of the abducted children took place on Christmas Day, at a forest near Garin-Dogo, in the Lau local government area of the State. According to the source, “The abductors initially requested N100m from the father of the children, who is a cattle-dealer, identified as Alhaji Musa, but later settled for N60m after negotiation”. The source explained that the motorcycle rider who the…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill 16, abduct several others in Taraba communities

Aminu Imam

No fewer than sixteen persons in different communities of Taraba State have been killed by gunmen. According to reports, the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons. The communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka villages in Gunduma district, of Mutum-Biyu chiefdom, in Gassol local government area. A staff of the local government council, who gave his name as Abdullahi Chul, said the attackers who invaded the communities in their numbers, accessed the villages with motorbikes. Chul said the attackers,…

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60 killed, dozens displaced in Taraba communities

Aminu Imam

At least 60 people had been killed and thousands displaced in recent attacks on communities in Ussa, Takum and Yangtu Special Development Area by suspected herdsmen. The member representing the Ussa State Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Habila Anderifun, disclosed this at a press conference in Jalingo, yesterday. Anderifun said the communities had come under coordinated and sustained attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen who had dislodged thousands of people from their ancestral homes and forced them into Internally Displaced Persons’ camps. The lawmaker, who likened the invasion…

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Bomb explosion rocks cattle market in Taraba

Aminu Imam

No fewer than three persons have been confirmed killed following a bomb explosion that rocked a drinking joint at a cattle market in Iware Community, a suburb of Ardo-Kola local government area of Taraba State. At least 19 other persons have also been confirmed injured and receiving treatment at various health centres within the community and beyond. The Police Public Relations Officer Abdullahi Usman confirmed this to newsmen via a telephone interview. He noted that this is the second time such an explosion is taking place with the first at…

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Terrorists take over 13 Taraba communities, chase away policemen, sleep with housewives

Aminu Imam

Terrorists, locally dubbed bandits, have reportedly taken over at least 13 communities in the Gassol and Karim Lamido local government areas of Taraba State. According to reports, the worst affected by the bandits’ activities is the Kambari community. Kambari village, in the Karim Lamido local government area, is located on the bank of River Benue, which is not far away from the border of Plateau State. The town and other neighbouring villages are also surrounded by thick forests and without access roads, which make it a haven for criminals. The…

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