Fulani herdsmen yesterday attacked Angai and Ndole villages in Gashak Local Council area of Taraba State, killing several persons.
Following the incident, a large number of the locals have reportedly fled to the neighbouring country Cameroon and nearby local council areas.
Though the exact number of casualties is yet to be confirmed by the authority, sources told huhuonline.com that no fewer than 44 persons, have been killed with several numbers of houses and domestic animals burnt to aches.
Confirming the disaster, the Police Public Relations Officer, Joseph Kwaji, agreed that there was an attack by the herdsmen, but could not ascertain the numbers of persons killed.
“It is true that there was an attack by the herdsmen, but for now, I don’t have the full details of the crisis, so I can not tell you the number of casualties now,” Kwaji said.
Sources close to people who narrowly escaped the attack said that the herdsmen ignited the crisis “when one of them was prevented from raping a woman.”
Dissatisfied by the actions of the communities, the herdsmen were said to have attacked the people, eventually killing several persons. Concerned watchers have called on the state government to work out plans that would checkmate the activities of the herdsmen.
