From Nahum Sule, Jalingo 

Suspected Tiv militias have, again, gunned down one farmer while busy on his farm in Rafin Kada community, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State.

This comes barely 24 hours after two travelers were killed along the Wukari-Tsokundi road as tensions rise due to the renewed Jukun and Tiv crisis which has claimed thousands of lives.


It was gathered that the victim was shot on Tuesday morning while on the farm weeding grass on his groundnut farm.

A member of the community, who identified himself as Nwunuji Bawa said the victim is Mr. Nehemiah Mannaseh AKA Uncle Ade who is in his late 40s and has solely depended on his farm produce for survival. 


According to him, the victim visited his farm to weed grass as the groundnut harvest season is approaching. “There were not many people on the farm when he was killed, he was caught unaware and was shot in his mouth”.



“They have already been collecting phones from farmers, but people think they are just normal thieves until now.” 


“After killing him they came closer to the town and were shooting in the air for minutes then withdrew back. Some community youth organize to search for him when they heard the gunshots, and he was found lying in the center of his farm in the pool of his blood” he said. 


Our correspondent gathered that the deceased has planted over 100 modus of groundnut. 

The neighboring Tiv community of Yina and Yawe leaders have disassociated themselves from the act, saying the criminals do not represent the interests of the Tiv people.


Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi, said he was yet to receive the report of the incident