Vanguard reports that the attackers were said to have stormed the village at 10 am and set houses ablaze while most residents were in church.
President of the Youth of Vision, Wukari, Mr Tsa-asen L. Agbu spoke to the newspaper, saying the invaders, numbering over three hundred, attacked mainly the Jukun Christians, a situation which he said has compelled a lot of persons to relocate from the area.
His words: They are burning down houses and killing our Jukun Christian brothers. They slaughtered children and women like rams. As I am talking to you right now, over twenty people have been killed, with several others sustaining various degrees of injuries while several houses have been burnt.”
Another eyewitness said “the attackers operated for several hours killing and burning down houses without any trace of security men to come to our rescue.”
A pastor of one of the churches believed that the death toll was more than 20. According to him, most of the victims were women and children who “were attacked on their way to their various churches”.
The Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Joseph Kwaji, who confirmed the incident to Vanguard was unable to provide the casualty figure saying authentic figures were yet to be made available to the command.
He said: “Tunari village in Wukari Local Government was attacked this morning by the Fulani people, but our men have been drafted there to restore peace”.
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