Gunmen Beheads Three In Taraba State

Unknown gunmen have shot and beheaded three labourers working at a rice farm at Yelwa village in Jalingo local government area of Taraba state.

Two other labourers working on the same farm however escaped with gunshot wounds and are admitting at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Jalingo.

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According to two of the survivors, Umar Isiyaka and Salihu Muhammed, all of them are from Yalwan Dame village in Birnin Kudu local government area of Jigawa state.

They said each year they used to come to Taraba and Yelwa village during harvest period to work on rice farms, Daily Trust reports.

They further revealed that they came to Yelwa village four weeks ago and have been working on different farms in the village.

“We were working on the farm when some people came and surrounded us and started shooting.

“Two of us were lucky to escape into bush and the three others – Muhammed Adamu Daba, Shehu Shayaro and Adamu Gambo – were shot and beheaded by the attackers,” the survivors narrated.