Exclusive : Bandits Kill My 2 Brothers, 13 Others – Relative Of Taraba Community Bandits’ Victims
By EMERGENCY DIGEST
As the wildfire of wanton insecurity across the country rages on helplessly unabated, residents of Taraba Communities are having their own fair of the the insecurity situation.
They now cry out to the relevant authorities for help against incessant attacks of bandits and kidnappers in their ancestral community which was hitherto peaceful and a darling of every visitor.
Insecurity is now ripping their communities apart, endearing to be sitting at the edges of their chairs, having to sleep with one eye closed and the other one opened in the traumatising anticipation that the deadly beasts of kidnappers and bandits will strike.
This week alone, more than 15 persons in the Gassol Local Government Area of the state were reportedly killed, while others have been sacked from their homes as a result of persistent banditry and kidnapping activities that have been ravaging the state and other parts of the country in recent times.
While speaking to Arewa Agenda in an exclusive interview, the family of some of the victims of the affected community, Lawan Kara- kuka, an eyewitness narrated how the incident started.
He revealed that the bandits thronged the sleepy community on Friday by around 3:30pm on motorcycle numbering over 10, and started shooting indiscriminately which resulted in the in death of his two biological brothers, and 13 others.
” The bandits came to our village on Friday with over ten motorcycle around 3:30 pm and started shouting sporadically which resulted the killings of two my biological brothers and thirteen other people”
The affected the community include Garin Gidado, Garin yayani, Gunduma and Chull all in Gassol LGA area of the state.
