HERDSMEN KILL DRIVER ON HUMANITARIAN MISSION IN TARABA STATE. (PHOTO).

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 HERDSMEN KILL DRIVER ON HUMANITARIAN MISSION IN TARABA STATE  10th January, 2026      A commercial driver, Mr. Amishe Omeny, has been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen while on a humanitarian visit to a displaced community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. The deceased, from Tse Amise after Tseem, was reportedly attacked on Friday within Chanchanji Ward as he travelled to Adokia, a displaced settlement located after Tseem Sabe. He was said to have gone to the area to assist villagers with the transportation of foodstuffs. Sources in the community told Benue Info-pedia, that Omeny volunteered his services as a driver to support residents affected by ongoing insecurity, when he was ambushed and killed by the assailants. The killing has sparked grief and outrage among residents, who described the incident as tragic and senseless. They called on security agencies and the Taraba State Government to urgently step up protection for displaced communitie...

CATHOLIC PRIEST KIDNAPPED TODAY IN TARABA STATE.(PHOTO) .



Catholic Priest Kidnapped In His Parish


October 29, 2023


Rev. Fr Thaddeus Terhembe of Wukari Catholic Diocese in Taraba state has been taken away by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.


A press statement from the communication officer Rev Fr John Jerome of the Catholic Diocese of Wukari confirming the incident says he was abducted in his parish at Saint Ann’s Parish, Sarkin Kudu in the Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State in the early hours of Sunday.


The statement is urging residents to pray for his safety and quick return.


In a related development, two persons are said to have been kidnapped in the Gulum axis of Jalingo, Taraba State capital, and their personal belongings were taken away as well.


The kidnappers stormed the house of their victim without interference and whisked them to an unknown destination through a bush path.


The Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba State Abdullahi Usman confirmed the incident.


Meanwhile, a boat conveying over 80 passengers capsized in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba.


The boat is said to have capsized in the Binneri community of Karim Lamido midway through the Benue River on Saturday evening.


A source in the area Mister Jessy Danladi told Channels Television that a few minutes after the incident, three bodies were recovered and thereafter twelve others were recovered by fishermen in the area.


He disclosed that the ill-fated boat was returning from a fish market in the Mayoreneyo community of the Ardo-Kola Local Government Area before the incident took place 50 minutes after take off.


Being used to the waters, no passenger was with a lifejacket, the source added.

The police spokesperson of the state Abdullahi Usman confirmed the incident but said the authentic figure is awaited from the divisional police officer of the area.

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