20 Feared Killed As Bandits Invade Taraba Community, Attack Locals
- Residents in Zamfara state have called on Governor Kefas and President Bola Tinubu to come to their rescue following bandits fresh attack
- According to reports by locals, bandits invaded some communities in Taraba state on Friday and killed many people
- Yakubu Tinya, a survivor of the attack, recounted the harrowing experience, stating that the assailants appeared to be a mix of Fulanis and foreigners
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Taraba state, Jalingo - Unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen invaded some communities in Taraba state in a deadly attack.
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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.
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Speaking on the development, a public affairs analyst, Mr. Ure Caleb, disclosed that the attack lhas left more than 20 people dead, adding that the bandits also laid siege 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, The Nigerian Tribune report added.
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".
Police react
Meanwhile, the state police spokesperson, SP Usman Abdullahi, said the incident was still under investigation.
"Operation Hadarin Daji": Troops rescue 31 kidnapped victims in Sokoto
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD), led by Major General Godwin Mutkut, has rescued over 30 kidnap victims in Sokoto state.
In a statement released by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, 22 November, the troops conducted the rescue operation in the Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state.
It was gathered that the troops successfully cleared Alya Fulani village and Buani forest, rescuing 30 kidnapped individuals.
Troops arrest suspected ISWAP informant in Borno state
In another report, the Nigerian troops have recorded another milestone in the fight against insecurity and terrorism in the northeast.
The Sector 3 Operation, Hadin Kai, in a joint effort with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), arrested a 45-year-old terrorist informant.
The suspected, Aji Dala, was arrested by the 242 Battalion after intelligence was received about his whereabouts.
50 killed, 114 arrested, 49 hostages rescued as troops crackdown bandits’ haven
In another report, criminal hideouts of bandits nationwide have been uncovered by operatives of the Nigerian military.
It was gathered that over 100 bandits were arrested during the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations.
The military has assured Nigerians that it would continue intensifying its activities to clamp down on terrorists.
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