Two persons, including a toddler, have been killed following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in some communities in the Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State.

The communities are; Muji 1, Jenuwa Gida and Jenuwa Nyifiye.

Muji 1 is less than 6 kilometres to the barracks of the Nigerian Army 93 Battalion in Takum while Jenuwa Gida and Nyifiye are less than 4 kilometres to the military facility.

A resident told Flavision that the attackers invaded the communities on Monday night, killing and injuring the villagers.

He said,

They blocked Muji1 route (the route that leads to Bali LGA of Taraba State) around 9pm and operated till 10pm. They later attacked Jenuwa Gida community and Nyifiye around 10pm. Both communities are very close to the Army barracks in Takum. The crisis has been on for more than three months. It is carried out by armed Fulani herdsmen.

Two people are confirmed dead, five others are receiving treatment in Takum General Hospital. That’s the Local Government Area of retired General Theophilus Danjuma and the current Governor of the state (Darius Ishaku).

A very small boy was killed in Jenuwa and a passenger in a commercial car going to Jalingo, the state capital from Takum.

These Fulani bandits are camping in Bantaje village in Wukari LGA, Kungana village in Bali LGA, Zanbana in Donga LGA and Tose village in Takum LGA to attack Kuteb communities in Takum and Ussa LGA of Taraba State.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.