Tag: Taraba
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Tension in Taraba as suspected herdsmen kill 42, sack 12 villages
At least, 42 people mostly women and children were reportedly killed across 12 villages in the Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. A witness and resident of the area, Dauda Marafa said in a phone interview that armed militiamen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday invaded communities in the local government, killing anybody…
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Again, herdsmen invade Adamawa, Taraba communities, kill 50
Over 50 People were reported to have been killed in fresh attacks on Monday night in several border communities in Adamawa and Taraba states. The attacks were reportedly carried out by Fulani militiamen targeting farming communities around Gojefa, Bujum Yashi, Bujum Waya, Sabonlayi and Bujum Kasuwa villages in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa…
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Steer clear of Taraba, Delta, PDP cautions Oshiomhole
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to wake up from his pipe dream of thinking that his anti-people party can forcefully take over Taraba and Delta States in 2019. The party said Oshiomhole should concentrate his energies on saving his APC from imminent…
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14 years imprisonment: Appeal the judgement, Taraba residents tell ex-Gov Nyame
Following the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which sentenced former Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State to 14 years’ imprisonment, residents of Taraba have urged him to appeal the judgement. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gudu, Abuja, had, on Wednesday, found the…
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Killings: Taraba govt, others reject Army’s report on Danjuma’s allegation
The Taraba State Government and the Jukun Development Association of Nigeria (JDAN) have rejected the “no guilty” verdict of the Gen. John Nimyel’s panel, which investigated Gen. T.Y. Danjuma’s allegations of criminal acts of collusion by the army in the killings of innocent people in the state. In a statement issued yesterday by the Senior…
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Troops kill 36 Militia Herdsmen in Benue, Taraba, others
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday said troops have eliminated 36 militia herdsmen at the weekend with the commencement of Operation Whirl Stroke in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. John Agim said in a statement that a soldier was killed during the operation, while two others…
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Danjuma’s allegations on Taraba killings baseless – Buratai
The Nigerian Army on Friday said allegations against it by retired Gen. T.Y Danjuma that it colluded with the militia in Taraba State and refused to protect the people were untrue. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made this known at a news conference in Abuja where he gave details of the findings…
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Nigerian Air Force deploys 150 Special Forces to Taraba
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday deployed 150 personnel of its special forces to its newly established 23 Quick Response Wing (QRW) in Nguroje, Sarduana Local Government Council in Taraba. Other Quick Response Wings established by NAF in the North Central region are located in Doma, Nasarawa State and Agatu in Benue. The Chief of…
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Gunmen invade Taraba community, kill nine
The Police Command in Taraba on Wednesday confirmed the death of nine persons in early morning attacks on Tutuwa community in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP David Misal, told newsmen that a yet-to-be identified armed militia must have carried out the deadly attack. Misal said…
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Breaking: Police arrest, parade vicious, notorious Benue armed gang [Photos]
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) have arrested and paraded vicious and notorious suspects responsible for selling and supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias and criminal herdsmen/farmers in Benue and Taraba states. TheNewsGuru reports the major breakthrough in the arrest of the notorious gang of dealers in prohibited firearms…