Two commercial motorcyclists killed, one injured in Taraba road ambush

Residents of Donadda assemblage successful Lau section authorities assembly of Taraba authorities person been thrown into mourning pursuing the sidesplitting of 2 commercialized motorcycle riders and the captious wounded of different successful an onslaught by unidentified assailants on the Donadda–Kunini road.

The incidental occurred connected Monday evening, a marketplace day, arsenic the victims were reportedly travelling to Kunini erstwhile they were ambushed by the attackers.

Local sources identified the deceased arsenic Umar, a autochthonal of Yusa Fulani, and Gyada, a grandson of Ngida Adoshi (Nyaki) of Donadda community. The 2 victims were said to person died astatine the country aft sustaining terrible machete wounds.

Their motorcycles were reportedly carted distant by the attackers.

A 3rd victim, whose individuality had yet to beryllium confirmed astatine the clip of filing this report, sustained captious injuries during the attack. The victim, believed to beryllium a nonmigratory of Kunini, is presently receiving aesculapian treatment.

The latest onslaught has heightened concerns implicit the information concern on the Donadda–Kunini axis, which residents accidental has witnessed akin convulsive incidents successful the past.

Community members recalled that the aforesaid roadworthy was the country of a deadly onslaught respective years agone successful which 2 sons of the household of the existent Permanent Secretary successful the Office of the Deputy Governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Usman Madu, were r...