20 feared killed in Taraba bandits attack, police react

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Unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen invaded some communities in Taraba state in a deadly attack.

Locals call on Governor Kefas, Tinubu as bandits laid siege on Taraba communities

On Friday, November 24, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked and killed 20 people in the Yangtu development area and Ussa local government area of Taraba state, local sources told The Punch newspaper.

Speaking on the development, a youth leader and public affairs analyst, Mr. Ure Caleb, disclosed that more than 20 people were killed in separate attacks on communities in Ussa local government and Yangtu special development area.

He thereby appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene and deploy security to the area to flush out the bandits.

Mr. Yakubu Tinya who narrowly escaped death during the attack told newsmen that: “The attackers look like Fulanis, but some of them look like foreigners”.