Taraba Extends Karim Lamido Security Status By Six Months After Attack Kills 58

Taraba State governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has extended the designation of Karim Lamido Local Government Area as an Area of Particular Security Concern by another six months following an attack on Binnari community that killed 58 people.
Kefas announced the decision on Monday during an emergency security meeting at the Executive Chamber of T.Y. Danjuma House in Jalingo, the state capital.
The attack, which occurred on Friday, left residents traumatised and heightened security concerns in Binnari and neighbouring communities.
The police command confirmed over the weekend that suspected armed men invaded the community, killing 58 people, including 15 who reportedly drowned while fleeing th...