JUST IN: Bandits Kill Clergyman In Taraba, Sets Him, Vehicle Ablaze
Barely 24 hours after gunman raided villages in Taraba State killing two people, some bandits have ambushed and killed a Catholic priest at Kufai Amadu in Takum local government area of the state.
Confirming the incident to Channels Television, the chairman of the council, Shiban Tikari disclosed that after killing him, the attackers set fire him and his car on fire.Tikari identified the deceased as Reverend Father David Tanko, who hails from Wukari local government area of the state. He alleged that the attack was carried out by Tiv militias.
All efforts to speak to the police proved abortive as calls and text messages to the police spokesperson David Misal were neither picked nor responded to.
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