Gunmen on Sunday attacked Jouro Manu village in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba state.
The gunmen killed 3 people and kidnapped 6 others residents during thw attack.
According to residents of the community, the gunmen stormed the village on motorcycles at about 2 pm on Sunday and started shooting the villagers.
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Residents of the community, Umar Saidu and Abdullahi Mohammed, who spoke to newsmen said people were fleeing to communities around the area for fear of being killed or kidnapped.
Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State command, Gambo Bajabu Kwache, confirmed the incident on Monday and said the police were already on top of the situation.
“We are on top of the situation. We have made a deployment to the area to track down the attackers,” she said.
In a similar development gunmen attacked Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state and killed seven persons.
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