It stated 10 individuals had been killed by unknown gunmen.
The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday in Amar Ward, Karim II Constituency.
Police Public Relations (*10*), PPRO, Victor Mshelizah, confirmed the incident to DAILY POST, stating that safety personnel had been deployed to the realm.
“There was an incident that happened yesterday, an attack by unknown gunmen that claimed the lives of ten people.
“We currently have men deployed there,” Mshelizah stated.
The police, nevertheless, didn’t present additional particulars in regards to the circumstances surrounding the attack.
Local sources stated the assailants, suspected to have crossed from neighbouring Plateau State, stormed the community unexpectedly, killing residents, setting homes ablaze and destroying foodstuffs reportedly price tens of millions of naira.
The attack was stated to have compelled a number of residents to flee their houses and search refuge in neighbouring communities, whereas some individuals had been reportedly lacking.
Residents additionally alleged that misery calls had been made through the attack however that safety help arrived too late to stop the killings and destruction.
The incident has heightened considerations over the safety state of affairs in Karim-Lamido, with residents calling on the Taraba State authorities and related safety businesses to take pressing measures to stop additional assaults.
