A top military commander is missing after the murder of six soldiers from 93 Battalion Takum, and a mobile policeman, in Taraba communal violence.
This is coming one month after three policemen were killed in Takum during a clash between Kutep and Jukun over Kutep annual cultural festival.
Lt. Col Eminike, the military commander leading the operation in the area, has been confirmed missing by the police in the state after a bloody clash between Kutep and Fulani herders at Tarti area in Takum Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the police in the state, DSP Usman Abdullahi, revealed this to journalists on Wednesday.
DSP Abdullahi claimed that Kutep and Fulani militia were responsible for the killings of the military personnel and the mobile police.
The police spox said more soldiers and policemen were sent to the area to restore peace and search for the missing army officer.
He said, “The missing Army officer and six military personnel killed were from 93 battalion Takum.”
