No fewer than 17 returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were killed on Wednesday morning when armed men stormed Tse Ajogo village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Eyewitnesses told the Nigerian Tribune that eight other persons sustained gunshot injuries, several residents remain unaccounted for, and at least seven houses were set ablaze during the attack.
The assault, which occurred around 6 a.m., is the second on returning Tiv IDPs in the same community in less than two months.Survivors Bernard Atom Atoo Tyokongu and Mwuese Gesa, who narrowly escaped the gunfire, said the attackers opened fire indiscriminately as soon as they entered the village, located just four kilometres from Rafin Kada town.
“We saw them clearly. It was a combined team of Fulani militia and Jukun youths we know very well in this area,” the eyewitnesses alleged.
“They came together and started shooting at anyone in sight.”The survivors confirmed that 17 bodies had been recovered so far, with efforts ongoing to locate those still missing. The injured are being prepared for transfer to a nearby hospital.
Mr. Aondowase Tor-Orshi, Chairman of the Tiv Cultural and Social Association (Wukari Chapter), also confirmed the attack, describing it as a targeted assault on returning Tiv IDPs who had begun rebuilding their lives after earlier displacement.
Security agencies are yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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