Armed men attacked the passengers from Zaki/Biam in Benue State, who were heading to Maihula in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State.
have confirmed the killing of seven people in an attack on an 18-seater bus at Gamkwe, a village in Mararaban-Baissa of Donga Local Government Area of the state.
He said the officers found seven bodies in the bush in the area while on patrol to control the crisis involving members of the Ichen and Tiv ethnic groups. "On Wednesday, while our men were on patrol to maintain law and order to ensure that peace returned, they found seven dead bodies of 5 women, one man and a baby; they had been evacuated to the police station," Mr Iloyonomon stated.However, the driver of the bus, Jimen Angera, who escaped with machete cuts, said at least 15 people, including women and children, were killed in the attack.
"As I moved closer, some of the vigilante group members started shouting, 'kill all of them, it is their people that killed our members'. They started attacking the passengers and cutting them with machetes.
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