Musa Affos (Rhapsodi)


Tragedy struck on Tuesday as Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers shot a man in Lankaveri village of Jalingo, Taraba state capital. The victim was identified as Mr. Joseph Tippi.


Rhapsodi Affos Blog gathered that the armed man numbering about 5 stormed the house of one Mr. Mustapha Bawa, a dealer of phones and accessories in Jalingo, and the people of the community saw them coming and alerted the entire community.


We further gathered from a community source, that the members of the community came out in their numbers to repel the attack and thwart the kidnap of Bawa. According to our source, through the kidnappers kept shooting, the villagers kept approaching them, seeing the villagers will overpower them, they retreated and ran.


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A close relative to the victim of the gunshot, Walamu Major spoke to Rhapsodi Affos Blog said, her uncle went out from his house to inform his mother not to panic and should remain inside, in the process he met the fleeing gunmen, two passed without noticing him, the third person, according to our source, saw him and got frightened by his presence, he immediately shot at him and the bullet caught him on his hip. The sound of the gunshot and his voice alerted his relatives that havoc has been done to their uncle.




The victim has since been taken to the hospital, receiving treatment and is fast recovering.


Spokesman of Taraba state police command, DSP David Misal has confirmed the incident to our reporter, he said kidnappers stormed the community but we're repelled by members of the community, including vigilante who were reinforced by the police


Misal added that, one was mobbed by the community while the other one has been arrested, when our reporter asked him about the gunshot, he said he is yet to be briefed with such details.