When priests become targets
Other clergymen carry body of the late Rev Fr. Tanko during the burial at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral JalingoOn Wednesday, August 28, 2019, some yet to be identified gunmen killed Rev. Fr. David Tanko, a 42-year-old Jukun native who was a priest at St. Peter’s parish, Amadu in Takum LGA of Taraba State.He met his death at Kpankufu village between Kasuwan Haske and Tortsee along Takum-Wukari road, one of the most dangerous roads in the state now.
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