Residents and locals have been left in a state of tension after a gruesome murder by armed men in Taraba state.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that armed men, suspected to be bandits double crossed a bus conveying travelers, and killed its driver, alongside five other passengers.
The incident was said to have happened while the bus was on a journey from Takum Local Government Area to Wukari LGA in Taraba State around 7:23am on Monday, August 12, 2024.
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The gunmen were said to have came out of the bush with guns and matchets as they attack the travellers, sparing only a woman and a baby.
The victims include a lecturer at the Federal University Wukari, Deputy Registrar of Taraba State School of Health Technology, and a secondary school principal, Mr Samuel Mbapuun, who was transferred from a secondary school in Takum to another secondary school in Wukari Local Government Area.
A source said soldiers were mobilized to some areas around the crime scene to reduce the tension.
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Confirming the attack, the chairman of the Takum council, John Ali said;
“The first vehicle that carried about five passengers left Takum in the early hours of Monday at about 6:00 am, the vehicle alongside its occupants approached Sai a community in Benue state and we usually have problems in that axis,” he said.
“The hoodlums emerged from the bush and opened fire on the moving vehicle and k!lled the six passengers including the driver.
“I have instructed the security agencies to carry the corpse, deposit it, and go after the hoodlums.
“Already, there is a team of security agencies put in place by the Governor shortly after the killing of the third-class chief of Chanchanji and his son. The patrol team was preparing to move into their various units of the patrol as they normally come out around 7:00 am but the incident happened between 6:00 am to 6:30 am
“We earlier had a security meeting with the NURTW and other unions where we warned against plying the road as early as possible in the morning because security agencies on patrol have not resumed duty. I do not know why they failed to intimate their members or why this driver left early in the morning and became a victim.”
