By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo
The Taraba Tiv Youth Development Forum (TTYDF) has called on Governor Agbu Kefas to deploy more security personnel to Chanchanji Ward in Takum Local Government Area to prevent further attacks by suspected herdsmen.
The group condemned, in its entirety, the renewed violent attacks by armed Fulani herdsmen on innocent Tiv farmers in the area since last week, urging the government to act swiftly.
In a press statement jointly signed by its President, Comrade Torkuma Luper Moses, and Secretary, Uko Moses Wuaga, on Friday, the forum lamented that several lives have been lost, over one thousand families displaced, and properties worth millions of naira destroyed in the unprovoked assaults.
While calling for the establishment of more military outposts to forestall further violence, the group appealed to the Taraba State Government to provide emergency relief materials — including food, medical care, and temporary shelters — for the displaced persons.
> “We urge the security agencies to arrest the perpetrators of these acts and their sponsors to face justice,” the statement read. “We also call on Governor Agbu Kefas to facilitate a peace summit between Tiv and Fulani leaders in the area to address lingering grievances.”
The group further appealed to the Federal Government and relevant national and international bodies to classify Taraba as a priority state under the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) to help curb recurring herder-farmer conflicts.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that Tse Uhembe, Tse Ugbaa, Yongogba, Gidin, Tse Adam, Tornyi, Unom, Sati Agia, Iorbume, and Apiita villages have so far been destroyed by the attackers.
