Terrorists Dared Me To Come For My Father’s Corpse

Terrorists Dared Me To Come For My Father’s Corpse After Killing Him – Corp Member.
Attackers allegedly used victim’s phone to threaten his grieving son.
Residents displaced as assailants occupy villages without security response.

A National Youth Service Corps member, Aondofa Orkeghen, has recounted how suspected terrorists killed his father, Francis Orkeghen, and four relatives during repeated attacks on his community in Taraba State.

Orkeghen, a 29 year old from Takum Local Government Area, said the attacks occurred in New Gboko village, Chanchanji ward, forcing residents to flee for safety.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that he explained that the first attack happened in early November, prompting his mother to alert him while he was serving in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. He then arranged for his family’s belongings to be evacuated, unaware that the attackers would return.

According to him, his father stayed behind after the first raid to gather remaining property, believing the danger had passed. The attackers returned on November 27, killing his father and four members of their extended family.

Orkeghen said one of the attackers later called him using his father’s phone and confirmed the killing.

“He told me he killed my father and said I could come to the community to pick his corpse if I was bold enough,” he said.

He added that the caller warned he could be the next victim, leaving him devastated and helpless.

The corps member said the attackers, believed to be Fulani men, have since taken over the community, inviting more of their relatives and preventing displaced residents from returning.

“As I speak to you now, those who killed my father are everywhere in my community,” he said.

He alleged that after the first attack, a community leader who reported the incident to soldiers was chased away and beaten.