At least 14 houses were said to have been burnt and two people injured following a renewed attack on Dan -Anacha village in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Residents said the trouble started on Thursday following the directive of Governor Darius Ishaku that the name of a secondary school in the community be changed from Dan -Anacha to Kwararafa .

Mr . Kelvin Katyo of Taraba Tiv Youth Council told our correspondent that Governor Darius Ishaku had on the 15 th November 2019 , in a letter through the Executive Secretary Post-school Management Board directed the name change which did not go down well with the members of the community .


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According to him, students of the school who were not comfortable with the name change staged a protest demanding that the Governor reverted the decision but were attacked by irate youths .

“The Chief of Tiv in Gassol , Zaki Erentsa Simon , had prevailed on the Tiv people in the town to remain calm after the protest .
“But in the night, some people suspected to be Governor Ishaku ’s sympathisers attacked and burned 14 houses belonging to the Tiv people in the town .

“We wonder why the Governor is doing what he is doing now . We don’t need a name change now because it will further escalate tension in the State ,” he said .