Suspected bandits set catholic priest, vehicle ablaze in Taraba
24 hours after gunmen raided villages in Taraba State killing two people, suspected bandits ambushed and killed a Catholic Priest at Kufai Amadu in Takum local government area of the state.
Confirming the development in a telephone interview on Thursday, the chairman of the council, Shiban Tikari said, “After killing him, the attackers set him and his car on fire.’’ In the meantime, efforts to speak to the police have been unsuccessful as calls and text messages to the police spokesperson, David Misal, were neither picked nor responded to.
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