Resident Narrates How Soldier, 50 Others Were Killed In Taraba

No fewer than 50 people, including a soldier, were reportedly killed and several others injured in Wukari, the headquarters of Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State on Wednesday.

According to some residents of the area, the tragic incident was as a result of a bloody clash between the Fulani herdsmen and Jukuns in the area.

It was gathered that places of worships were among several buildings that were burnt by the belligerent groups.

Residents told newsmen that the crises started on Tuesday at Nwokyo village, near Wukari town.

It was said the situation escalated when the Jukuns, who went on a reprisal attack, lost seven of their members Tuesday evening.

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The Jukuns in Wukari were alleged to have been further infuriated when they saw the corpses of their men being conveyed to the Wukari General Hospital morgue at 4.30p.m. and started attacking suspected Fulani or Muslims in the area.

Speaking with newsmen on the crises, a lawmaker representing Wukari I at the Taraba State House of Assembly, Ishaya Gani, said that his immediate elder brother was killed during the incident.

Gani stated that the incident was worse than last year’s religious crises which led to the killing of over 200 people, pointing out that the victims would be given a mass burial later yesterday (Wednesday).

Gani also blamed the acting governor of Taraba State, Garba Umar, for neglecting the security advices given him by stakeholders.

Quoting a report he received from Wukari, he revealed that a soldier was killed while two others were critically wounded.

Source: Legit.ng