11 PERSONS KILLED IN INTER-TRIBAL CLASH IN GASSOL LGA OF TARABA
Eons Intelligence have gathered that about 11 persons were killed while many others sustained injuries following an inter-tribal clash between Tiv and Fulani locals in Batanje community, Gassol LGA of Taraba.
The incident occurred on Wednesday midnight around 1am, December 1.
Sources disclose that the clash erupted after a Fulani man was robbed and killed by a Tiv resident while the deceased was on his way back from Sensani, a market in Gassol LGA.
The death of the Fulani man led to a reprisal on Tiv villagers, as 10 locals were killed and many houses were razed during the clash.
In recent weeks, Taraba has witnessed extreme violence accompanied with killings and kidnappings. On November 17, Eons Intelligence reported that suspected Ambazonian separatists from Cameroon unleashed mayhem in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, killing a Monarch and setting property ablaze.
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