By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
THE Taraba State government has confirmed the killing of the two wives and five children of the Chief of Mutum Biyu, HRH Sani Mohammed, of the Gassol Local Government Area.
Stonix News reports that the victims were abducted on January 19 by gunmen in their residence in Jalingo, the state capital.
A press statement signed and issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Lois Emmanuel, condemned the murder in strong terms.
He described the act as barbaric, ungodly and inhuman.
The government regretted that its sustained efforts to rid the state of kidnappers and other forms of banditry has been thwarted by the recent development.
It reiterated its resolve to continue to ensure adequate protection of lives and property in the state.
It also vowed to enhance networking with security agencies in the state to bring to book perpetrators of such nefarious act.
The government condoled with the monarch and the people of Mutum-Biyu Chiefdom on the unfortunate incident and prayed God to repose the souls of the deceased and give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abdullahi Usman, confirming the report, said one of the children escaped and was currently being attended to medically in an undisclosed health institution.
According to him, the corpses of the other victims were discovered in Daka village, a suburb of the Bali Local Government Area in the early hours of Saturday.
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