Earlier on Wednesday, SaharaReporters had reported that many were feared dead in a violent conflict involving 'Lunguda' and 'Waja' tribes in Lafiya under Lamurde Local Government Area of the state.
The remains of 23 persons have so far been recovered after a deadly communal clash in Adamawa State.
A resident of Zakawon, one of the villages torched in the violence, Adel Rara, who managed to escape to Yola, the state capital, told SaharaReporters that 23 dead bodies had so far been recovered. Rara added that more fatalities were expected as many people were unaccounted for as at 7:00pm on Wednesday."I was also informed that six more bodies were recovered at Mamsirmi and Tarakra villages."
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