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A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. David Tanko, was on Thursday killed by gunmen in the Takum Local Government Area of Taraba.
The Chairman of the Local Government, Mr. Shiban Tikari, confirmed the killing while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo on Thursday. Tikari said the priest was ambushed and killed by bandits on his way to a meeting to resolve the crisis between the Tiv and their Jakun neighbours in Kufai Amadu community in Takum.Tikari said that Tanko was an indigene of Wukari Local Government Area of the state.
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