Barely 24 hours after gunmen
raided villages in Taraba State, killing two people, a group of unidentified
bandits, Thursday attacked and killed Reverend Father David Tanko, a catholic
priest at Kufai Amadu in Takum, Taraba State.
According to Channels Tv, the
cleric was on his way to Takum for a peace meeting with his fellow clergymen on
how to resolve the lingering Tiv, Jukun crisis when he was killed.
The chairman of the council,
Shiban Tikari who confirmed the incident to newsmen said that after killing
him, the attackers set him and his car on fire.
Tikari who said that the deceased
hails from Wukari Local Government Area of the state alleged that the attack
was carried out by Tiv militias.
He also blamed several other
attacks that have claimed lives and property in southern Taraba on the Tiv
militias, stressing that the reason for the attacks is still unknown.
All efforts to speak to the
police proved abortive as calls and text messages to the police spokesperson,
David Misal were neither picked nor responded to.
Taraba has witnessed series of
attacks lately with the most recent one in Wukari local government areas of the
state. Two persons were killed while a police officer was injured in the
attack.
In neighbouring Donga Local
Government Area (LGA), a student of ECWA Seminary School, was in the early
hours of Wednesday killed on his farm.
Recall that the
Catholic Parish Priest of St. James the Greater Parish, Ugbawka, in Enugu
state, Rev Fr Paul Offu was reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen on
Thursday evening.
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