Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Karim town, headquarters of the Karim Lamido Local Government Area in the State.
This is as a result of a renewed communal clashes between two ethnic groups identified as Wurkun and Karinjo communities, which has reportedly claimed the lives of 30 people and damage of properties, farm crops and animals worth millions of naira.
Usman Abdullahi, a spokesman for the Taraba State Police Command, who confirmed the development said that the incident began around 3 a.m. on Saturday, adding that the precise number of casualties was yet unknown.
“There have been pockets of guerilla attacks in some communities in the region in recent days,” claimed Abdullahi.
“Either the Wurkuns attack the Karimjos and the Wurkuns attack the Karimjos in turn, or the Karimjos attack the Wurkuns and the Wurkuns attack the Karimjos in turn.”
Kefas, In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Yusuf Sandra, stated that security services have been instructed to guarantee strict adherence and that anyone or any group of people discovered to be disobeying the order would face legal repercussions.
Additionally, he stated that the development should be noted by all Karim Lamido LGA ward heads, village chiefs, traditional rulers, and stakeholders.