Friday, April 19,2024 -Unknown gunmen have killed a third-class chief, Abdulmutalib Nuhu, at Sensani village in Gasol Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The Jankada II of Sensani Chiefdom was murdered on Thursday
night, April 18, 2024, a few hours before the hosting of the Nwonyo Fishing and
Cultural Festival organised by the Taraba State Government in the Ibbi local
government area of the state.
It was gathered that the assailants stormed
Sensani village at about 9pm on Thursday and headed straight to the palace of
the traditional ruler where they murdered Nuhu at his residence located a few
kilometres from the venue of the festival.
The older brother of the slain chief, Nuhu
Sanseni, told Leadership that the gunmen came on motorcycles with guns, killed
the monarch and left with his phones.
"They came to the area at about 9pm last night, they
went straight to his palace, shot him, snatched his two phones. While they were
going, they met with a young man who was coming on a motorcycle, they also shot
and broke his leg before leaving the village,” Sansani narrated
A senior police officer serving in Sansani,
who confirmed the incident told the publication that his men were already
trailing the killers.
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