No less than five persons were
killed on Tuesday and several houses burnt in a fresh crisis between the Tiv
and Jukun ethnic groups in Rafinkada village of Wukari local government area of
Taraba.
Daniel Adidas, the caretaker
committee chairman of the council confirmed the development in an interview
with NAN in Jalingo, the state capital.
Adidas disclosed that the gunmen
in army camouflage attacked Rafinkada and set several houses ablaze.
The chairman also said that a
soldier, injured in the attack, is currently receiving treatment at an
undisclosed hospital in Wukari.
He said that the deployment of
soldiers to the area has brought the situation under control.
David Missal, police public
relations officer (PPRO) of the state police command, confirmed the incident,
but said only one person was killed
“The report I have indicated that
armed militia youth crossed from Benue State and attacked a community in Wukari
LGA and one person was killed and some houses burnt,” the PPRO said.
The crisis between the Jukun and
Tiv ethnic groups especially on the border villages between Benue and Taraba
states has lingered since March 2019.
The rift had claimed hundreds of
lives and led to the destruction of several property worth billions of naira.
On June 17, scores of residents
were also killed and displaced after armed men set houses on fire in Janibanibu
village.
Consequently, Darius Ishaku,
state governor, imposed a curfew on the capital and other areas affected in an
attempt to check the violence.
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