Seven Bus Passengers Killed in Taraba Attack – Police

The police in Taraba State have confirmed the killing of seven people in an attack on an 18-seater bus at Gamkwe, a village in Mararaban-Baissa of Donga Local Government Area of the state.

In the incident that occurred on Tuesday, armed men attacked the passengers from Zaki/Biam in Benue State, who were heading to Maihula in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State.

The commissioner of police in the state, David Iloyonomon, informed journalists that the police had sent officers to the area.

He said the officers found seven bodies in the bush in the area while on patrol to control the crisis involving members of the Ichen and Tiv ethnic groups.

Mr Iloyonomon said trouble started on the Tuesday when Ichen youths from Mararaba area of Donga reported to the police area command in the area that a pastor and his church member went missing while on their way to the church.

However, the driver of the bus, Jimen Angera, who escaped with machete cuts, said at least 15 people, including women and children, were killed in the attack.

In a video post, he said the attackers, suspected to be members of a vigilante group, were armed with guns, machetes and other light arms