At least seven passengers, including a school principal, have been killed by gunmen in Sai village along the Takum-Wukari Road in Taraba State.
The attack occurred on Monday morning according to Leadership news.
The principal, Mr. Samuel Mbapuun, who was recently transferred from GDSS Takum to Ibi local government area, was traveling with other passengers when the gunmen, suspected to be bandits, attacked their vehicle.
The assailants, armed with guns and machetes, killed seven passengers but spared a woman and a baby.
Following the attack, the bandits also targeted farmers working nearby.
A farmer who witnessed the incident, Mr. Iorapuu Pila, spoke to our correspondent from a hospital in Sai, saying, “We were at work when the bandits, numbering over 10 on motorcycles, came out of the bush. They attacked the vehicle carrying passengers from Takum to Wukari. Before we could flee, some of them attacked us with machetes. Nine of us were injured.”
After the attack in Sai village, angry youths from Takum town began rioting. This unrest led to the lynching of three individuals at Wukari Junction in Takum.
The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Gambo Kwache, confirmed the incidents and said, the Police Command is on top of the situation. “We are actively investigating the attacks and working to restore calm in the area.”
