[News] Bandits kill farmer, 5 others in Taraba village

One of the victims

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a farmer, Irimiya Musa, and five other people in Jauro Manu village, Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State.

 

It was gathered that the five gunmen on motorcycles stormed the house of the large scale farmer at about 4.30pm on Friday, December 30.

 

The gunmen shot him in front of his house before shooting the five others who were playing cards at the same place.

 

It was further gathered that Musa and four others died on the spot while the sixth person, identified as Haruna, died at the Federal Medical Center where he was taken to for treatment.

 

A source in the village told Daily Trust that the gunmen had attacked the house of the farmer on the 10th of September, 2021 but were repelled by the villagers who mobilized and confronted the gunmen.

 

The source further stated that one of the attackers at that time was killed and later identified as a herdsman residing with his parents at a Fulani settlement near the village.