Gunmen on Friday attacked the camp of the Internal Displaced Persons in Wukari Local Council of Taraba State affecting the returnees identified to be of Tiv origin.
“When they discovered that we were unconscious, they carted away our Peugeot and three motorcycles and went ahead to burn all our belongings without any interference.”
The victims who expressed sadness at the alleged lukewarm attitudes of both the local and state governments towards displaced Tiv persons in the state called on the Federal Government to urgently come to their rescue. They also urged the authorities at all levels to take proactive steps to prevent any form of crisis from resurfacing in the council and the state as a whole.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations for the Command, Usman Abdullahi, he has not yet been properly briefed on the incident. “We promise to get in touch with the Divisional Police Officer of the council to find out about the incident,” he added.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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