Gunmen Attack Taraba Church, Kill 3 Members & Leave Dozen Hospitalized

Taraba Church Attack

Atleast 3 members of the Reformed Church of Christ In Nigeria (RCCN) have been feared killed in the latest attack on a church by gunmen identified as bandits in Takum, Taraba State, a source says.

According to a source who spoke to SaharaReporters on Monday morning:

“We lost three members of our church alone in the attack. A retired school principal, an elderly woman, and a single middle-aged lady.

“These are the corpses we identified immediately because there are a dozen others hospitalized with fatal wounds from gunshots.

“Just as there are about 15 people who are missing as of now (Monday morning).

“You know, we are in the church when we heard gunshots. Initially, we thought soldiers were the ones firing the shots.

“But in the twinkling of an eye they (gunmen) they had come to the church shooting at worshippers.”

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the police in Taraba State, David Misal, claimed that “from our records, four people were killed and all of them (are) on the side of the attackers”.

Misal, however, admitted: “We’re expecting an update from Takum and possibly there may be a rise in the number casualties, including fatalities. We’ll communicate (that) to you.”