{"id":375155,"date":"2025-07-10T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/10\/suspected-herders-invade-taraba-communities-kill-one-villager-set-houses-ablaze\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:22:49","slug":"suspected-herders-invade-taraba-communities-kill-one-villager-set-houses-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/10\/suspected-herders-invade-taraba-communities-kill-one-villager-set-houses-ablaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Herders Invade Taraba Communities, Kill One Villager, Set Houses Ablaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some gunmen, suspected to be herders have invaded communities of Karim Lamido Local Government Area in Taraba State, leaving one person dead.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the criminal elements also set many houses owned by members of the affected villages Ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing newsmen on Thursday, youth leader of Gwenzu community, Ishaya Peter, described the attack as unprovoked, barbaric and condemnable.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Peter disclosed that the incident happened on Wednesday night, when some residents seated and were discussing.<\/p>\n<p>He added that suddenly, they heard gunshots from afar, a situation that made them scamper for safety.<\/p>\n<p>The youth leader stated that he heard the voices of herders alongside some of their neighbours who were approaching the village, and all attempts to stop them proved abortive.<\/p>\n<p>Peter added that his village had issued an alarm before the attack to security agencies, but no action was taken to avert the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Troops Destroy Terrorist Hideout, Recover Ammunition In Taraba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe could not stand the attack because they came with guns and we are peace-loving people without weapons except our bow and arrow, cutlasses, that is all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of us who died was due to his inability to swim while crossing the river, as they attacked us. 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