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photos of dead victims shared by locals after another vicious raid by a
suspect Fulani militia have been shared online as residents call for an
intervention by the President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Confirmed reports have it that Fulani herdsmen went on a fresh
rampage in Taraba State Thursday night,10 hours after Governor Darius
Ishaku raised the alarm that they were coming.
Four persons including a couple were murdered at Ngutwsem village in Gassol local government area in the night attack.
The couple were named as Mr. Shiriga Vaawombo and his wife, Ngunan.
A relation who witnessed the invasion said that as soon as Shiriga
heard the first sound of gun shots,he took his wife to a place outside
their house where he thought she could be safe before they were both
killed.
The villagers hurriedly used blunt diggers and hoes to dig graves to bury the victims.
Below is what was shared by Nelson C . Len, the special adviser New Media to Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba state;
"What my eyes saw today was indeed barbaric, inhuman and
devilish, for anyone to take another's life irrespective of what tribe
or religion. Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku had raised alarm few days
back on an impending attack to villagers in the state which has come to
reality already.
We may think life is easy to waste just as many no longer value
it anymore but judgements awaits anyone who gets involved in one way or
the other. The story of what happened in Wuro Jam in Gasol LG is so
disturbing that could lead to disharmony amongst neighborhood.
A Tiv man who's yam seedlings were eaten up by cows and he went
to report to the village head and after reaching an agreement that the
Fulani man will pay 40 thousand Naira for the damage which he agreed,
went ahead to threaten the farmers with an attack. A day after they gave
him the money and came back that night in there numbers with guns and
matchet and cleared the entire man's family just because of cows.
The question here is why will they kill four lives in such a
painful and unholy way? Is it because they demanded for there right? Is
there another motive behind the attack? Are the cows now important than
human lives? Are these people also from another land and unknown?
Answers to the above questions will be a factor to get to the
root of those sponsoring these continues killings because those that
committed this very evil are resident of that village and must never be
allowed to go Scott free
Meanwhile resident are parking out of the area for fear of
another attack. A eye witness told me that he saw over 20 of the
herdsmen all with AK47 and matchet."
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