Suspected Bandits Kill 10 In Taraba Border Community

Gunmen Kill 10 in Nigeria's Taraba State

Unknown gunmen attacked the Binari community in Taraba State on 23 October; police confirm ten deaths, while residents report up to 26.

10 killed in Taraba attack as residents flee community

The police spokesperson in the state, Victor Mshelizah, confirmed the killings, saying security personnel had been deployed to the affected community.

Suspected Bandits Kill 10 In Taraba Border Community

The gunmen, said to be large in number, invaded the community on Friday, October 23, shooting sporadically, looting food items from shops and setting houses and shops ablaze.

10 killed as armed bandits raid Taraba community, loot food stores

The assailants, numbering in their dozens, threw the rural community into pandemonium as they shot indiscriminately before pillaging food items and provision stores.

Suspected bandits kill scores in Taraba community, burn houses

Suspected bandits have reportedly killed scores of people during an attack on Binnari community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The attackers, suspected to have crossed over from neighbouring Plateau State, reportedly invaded the community in Amar Ward, Karim II Constituency, in the early hours of Friday, killing residents, burning houses and […] Suspected bandits kill scores in Taraba community, burn houses

About 30 Feared Dead As Bandits Attack Taraba Community

About 30 people have reportedly been killed in an attack by suspected bandits on Binnari community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, with several houses burnt and food crops destroyed. The attack, which occurred shortly after Friday’s Juma’at prayers on October 23, 2026, reportedly claimed the lives of children and elderly persons, […]