Not less than five people were killed and many others injured following the invasion of communities in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba state by suspected bandits.
Two village heads, the chairman of a vigilante group and two other persons are the victims of the attack.
According to the chairman of the council, about 30 gunmen invaded two communities and killed the village heads of Bailango 1 and Bailango 2 in old muri chiefdom on Monday night.
In addition to killing the leader of a vigilante group, the attackers abducted his three children, after setting their house ablaze.
The chairman further revealed that after the attack in Bailango, the gunmen also attacked Kirya village, chasing away residents from their homes and markets, leaving them to take refuge in Andeme village, few kilometers away from their ancestral homes.
The Taraba state police command in Taraba state is yet to confirm the incident as at the time of filing this report.
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