No fewer than 42 people were murdered by suspected herdsmen on Saturday May 24, 2025 in Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The two communities were thrown into mourning following the aftermath of the killings and devastation inflicted on the communities by about 50 armed herdsmen that invaded the villages on motorcycles around 2am on Friday and started massive attacks as they fired indiscriminately at sleeping residents.
A security source that participated in the rescue operation, said on condition of anonymity that as at the last count, about 42 bodies were killed with many others missing, according to Forefront.
Speaking on the development, the Chairman of the Munga Youth Forum, Mr Suleiman Joel affirmed that many people were killed, adding that they were still recovering dead bodies, stressing that the casualty figure is high.
Similarly, 57 people were killed in Borno State last Thursday by militants linked to Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad faction.
Reports stated that witnesses said the recovered corpses bore slit throats and bullet wounds, raising further concerns about the spate of killings in the region
