Nigeria: 14 Killed in Taraba, Plateau

25 March 2014

In another round of mindless killings, 14 people have been killed in Taraba and Plateau states. About seven persons were killed on Sunday night and several houses burnt during an attack on Buwa village in Ibi local government area of Taraba State by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

A resident of the village, Anthony Iwuaak told LEADERSHIP at Ibi that the armed men, numbering over 20 invaded the village at about 1:15am and engaged in shooting residents and burning houses.

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