Two
community leaders were on Sunday found dead at the outskirt of the Namnai
village in Gassol local government area of Taraba, the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports.
NAN
reports that the deceased were the village heads of Namnai, Malam Musa
Kachalla, and his ward head, Malam Manu Jahun.
The
Chairman of the council, Mr Tukura Bashir, confirmed the incident to NAN in
Jalingo.
Bashir
said that the leaders were on their way to settle a farmland dispute between
herdsmen and farmers in the area.
He
explained that family members of the deceased raised alarm after waiting for
several hours without hearing from their loved ones on assignment outside the
village.
The
chairman explained that a search party was later organised by the community who
discovered the corpses in a pool of their own blood.
NAN
learnt that the people fled from the area for fear of possible reprisal
attacks.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joseph Kwaji, also confirmed the development.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joseph Kwaji, also confirmed the development.
Kwaji
said the police recovered the bodies of the two persons, adding that they were
murdered by yet to be identified persons.
He said
that timely arrival of armed policemen in the community calmed down tension.
The
spokesman assured that the force would investigate the incident with a view to
bringing the culprits to book.
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