Unknown Assailants Kill Two In Taraba

A member of the victim’s family, who also confirmed the brutal killing, said the suspects found their way to the room while they were asleep.

Two men have been killed by unknown assailants in Taraba State.

It was gathered that a man was hacked to death in his house in the early hours of Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Nyivu, a community in Donga Local Government Area of the state.

The latest incident comes two days after a yet to be identified driver was shot dead along Takum-Mararaba Road.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Abdullahi Usman, who confirmed the Sunday incident said the victim was macheted to death in his bedroom.

He said that the command has commenced an investigation, adding that detectives will work round the clock to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gruesome killing.

Usman urged the people of the community with useful information on the perpetrators not to hesitate to reach out to the command.

A member of the victim’s family, who also confirmed the brutal killing, said the suspects found their way to the room while they were asleep.