5 killed as crisis spreads to Taraba Central
Many people were believed to have been killed yesterday in an attack at Tunga village in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State by suspected militiamen, raising tension in the central zone of the state.Our correspondent gathered that the attackers suspected to be a militia killed many people and burned several houses before fleeing.
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