Suspected terrorists have reportedly hosted a red flag on a mountain in Zing local government area of Taraba state.
According to a report by DailyTrust, they learnt that the bandits (terrorists).staged a comeback in recent weeks into the area located between the boundary of Taraba and Adamawa states.
A resident of the area, James Samuel, told DailyTrust that the bandits once occupied the area but were chased away by combined effort of local hunters and security agents late last year.
“The bandits occupied the area the same period of harvesting last year, but were dislodged after weeks of battle with local hunters and security agents and now they have started returning,” he said.
According to him, the locals started noticing movement of the bandits on motorcycles about nine days ago and hinted local hunters.
“As I am talking to you, the bandits are on top of the mountain and they even hoisted a red flag and we alerted our hunters and they have engaged the bandits in a battle,” he said.
The Taraba state chairman of Hunters Association, Adamu Dantala, corroborated Samuel’s stance, adding that he got the hint from residents.
Dantala further stated that hunters have been mobilized to the area.
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