One person has reportedly been killed by gunmen suspected to be fleeing gang members of the late notorious criminal Terwase Akwaza known Gana, in Taraba State.
The victim identified as Tsunatu Danjuma was murdered while on his farm with other relations of his.
The incident which took place in the farming community of Rafinkada in Wukari Local Government Area of the state saw other farmers fleeing their homes and farmlands for safety.
Chairman of the council, Daniel Grace confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday.
He, however, called for calm, asking all fleeing residents to return home.
In his words: “I received a distress call at about 10:00 am from Rafinkada community this morning, immediately I mobilized the security agencies and we moved to the site to douse tension”.
“Unfortunately, before we could get there, the damage had been done already and we found the corpse of one of the residents who was shot dead in his farmland.
The chairman further said that; “The militiamen are suspected to be the remnants of Gana boys who launch attacks and retreat to the surrounding forests.
“We are not giving up, though we found one dead body, we will still comb the bush for others who claim their relations are nowhere to be found.
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“For now, the residents are gradually returning and security agencies have been drafted to the area to build their confidence as a peace-building mechanism”. He said
