Suspected herdsmen kill six villagers in Taraba community
Suspected herdsmen have killed six people in an attack on villages in Maihula neighborhood, a farming community in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba state. Several people were also injured in the attack which took place in Mararaban Azagwa and Alele villages on Sunday 16 June 2024. A resident of the area, Isah Abdul, told Punch on Monday that the problems started when a man who was drunk and high on drugs took at Maihula market and was found dead on his way home. “This is an unfortunate development. The relatives of the deceased, who later recovered his body, accused the residents of the Tiv village where the man died of being responsible for the death of their brother,” Abdul said. In reality there was nothing to indicate the fact that the man had been killed. He probably died from complications arising from the alcohol and drugs he took. His relatives, who suspected that he had been killed by the Tiv villagers, mobilized and began to attack and killing people.” Taraba State Tiv Traditional Council chairman Zaki David Gbaa, who briefed journalists in Bali, said six people were killed and four others were in critical condition in hospital identified those killed to include; Aondohemba Salemkaan, Tersuugh Dondo, Terkuma Mbatim, Kumaga Ujam Asaaga Nev and Tersoo Memga The Tiv leader, who condemned the attack, however praised the security agencies for their quick intervention to calm the situation. He expressed confidence that the attackers will be arrested by security agencies and prosecuted, especially since they all lived in the community and could be easily identified. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Gambo Kwache, who confirmed the attack in a telephone interview, said however that only two bodies were recovered by the police. Gambo stressed that no arrests have been made so far, but security agents are combing the area in search of the attackers
