A few days after President Muhammadu Buhari visited Taraba State to condole with mourning families, marauding herders have caused mayhem in Takum, the home town of Governor Darius Ishaku and former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.).
The attacks, which were launched on Tuesday by the Fulani herdsmen, spread to other communities in Takum as of Wednesday.
Buhari, who visited Taraba State on Monday over the protracted Fulani herdsmen/farmers clashes in the state, especially in the Mambilla Plateau where scores of people were killed and property destroyed, had assured that security agencies would restore law and order in the state.
However, in the wake of the attack, two corpses were found in Takum as the mayhem spread to the adjoining communities in Takum and Ussa councils.
A security personnel in Takum who sought anonymity, said the attacks were on-going and that local vigilantes at checkpoints to defend their communities had fled for fear of being killed by the herdsmen, especially as they had disarmed following the ultimatum by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Kpotun Idris.
Takum is the home town of Governor Ishaku and Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, a former Minister of Defence. A battalion of the Nigerian Army is domiciled in the town, being a security flashpoint in recent times.
The Police have confirmed the attack in Takum, but said they were waiting for details from the affected areas.
The Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal, said there were reports of attacks in a particular community, adding: “I am waiting for more information from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO).”
- Breaking Times