Death Toll Hits Over 50 As Herdsmen Invade Taraba

No fewer than fifty-five people have reportedly lost their lives as Fulani herdsmen attacked Lau local government area of Taraba State.

The invasion and attacks began at the weekend.

25 bodies were recovered and given a mass burial on Tuesday when reporters and a media assistant of the governor, Bala Dan Abu, visited the affected area.

According to reports, policemen and soldiers are currently patrolling the area.

“Herdsmen are killing people in Lau, my State,” Governor Darius Ishaku said in a telephone conversation on Tuesday night.

The death toll has risen to 55, as more bodies were recovered this morning by the locals.