Curfew has been declared in parts of Taraba
State where fresh violence broke out between Mambilla militia and Fulani
youths.
The state government declared the
curfew in Mayo Ndaga in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that during the a
security meeting, a riot act was read with a warning that security personnel
sent to all parts of Mambilla were combat ready and would restore peace and
order and troublemakers would be dealt with.
In Jalingo, the Taraba State
capital, Governor Darius Ishaku also chaired a security meeting with police
commissioner, Mr. David Akinremi, Director of state security service and the
heads of all security agencies in the state.
The senior special Assistant on
media affairs to Governor Darius, Mr Bala Dan Abu, confirmed the meeting held
but there was no statement issued on the meeting.
The Police Public Relation
Officer Taraba State command, ASP David MiSal, did not answer calls made to his
phone by our reporter but replied a text message saying “there is calm in the
area now.”
Crisis erupted in the area last
Wednesday following attacks on Fulani communities in Yarimaru area by suspected
militia which later spread to other parts of the Mambilla plateau.
The curfew was slammed on the
area as more towns and villages came under attacks in the troubled Sardauna
Local Government Area.
The attacks are said to have
spread to parts of Mayo Ndaga, Yarimaru,Kakara and Sherif up to towns on the
Nigeria Cameroun border.
The chairman of the local
government, Mr. Godwin Sol, said as at Yesterday, 29 corpses were recovered
while search for many missing persons continued.
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