Controversy surrounds killing of 12 individuals in Taraba

Controversy has trailed the killing of 12 folks in Zudai village, close to Dogon-Ruwa group within the Bali Native Authorities Space of Taraba State final Sunday.

Whereas the Caretaker Chairman of Bali Native Authorities, Micah Dakka, confirmed that vigilante group members working within the space killed 12 bandits, the chairman of the vigilante group within the space, Mr Gidado Sabuzy, disassociated the group from finishing up the assault.

Dakka had on Monday informed journalists in an interview that vigilante members trailed the bandits from the neighbouring Gassol Native Authorities Space and overpowered them round Dogoruwa village of Bali Native Authorities, killing 12 of them.

However at a press briefing in Jalingo on Sunday, the chairman of the vigilante group working in Gassol and Bali native authorities areas, Mr Gidado Sabuzy, dissociated the group from the assault on Zudai village in Bali the place 12 folks have been killed and plenty of injured.

Sabuzy mentioned the group has nothing to do with the assault and it has no hyperlink in any respect with the perpetrators of the evil act as their mode of operation differs from that of his group.

“Our group is law-abiding and our efforts are to offer safety in communities and foster unity among the many folks of those two Native Authorities Areas.

“We’re all the time helping safety businesses in neutralising bandits and kidnappers in Gassol and Bali and never killing, miming or rustling their cattle.

“Many a time, our operations have yielded constructive outcomes as peace has returned in most villages of Gassol and Bali particularly and Taraba State on the whole earlier than this barbaric act.

“Our group has introduced peace between farmers and herders and companies are occurring day and evening with out hindrances.

“We’re in full help of Governor Darius Ishaku’s peace mantra of, ‘Give me peace and I offers you growth’. We, due to this fact, name on the Taraba State authorities and safety businesses to look into the matter and fish out the perpetrators of this evil act to face justice for peace to reign,” Sabuzy appealed.