The Tiv Cultural and Social Association, on Friday, condemned the killing of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr.
David Tanko, in Taraba State and called for investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
While condoling the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, Most Rev. Dr. Charles Hammawa, the entire Catholic family and the immediate family of late Rev. Fr. David Tanko, the group called on security agencies to deploy intelligence to unmask those behind his death.“We condemn this dastardly act in its entirety and call on security agencies to deploy all their intelligence to unmask those behind this evil act.
“This is a period of sober reflection for us in Taraba and all people of good conscience. We must use this period to think out the possible way to tackle this growing insecurity in our land,” the statement read.
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