The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to halt the recurring violence between the Karinjo and Wurkun communities in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, following a fresh clash that claimed lives, displaced residents and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
The call followed a motion sponsored by Mohammed Audu, who drew the attention of lawmakers to the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the affected communities.
Presenting the motion during plenary on Wednesday, Audu said violence erupted again between the two communities on May 29, 2026, resulting in the death of at least five persons, injuries to several others and widespread destruction of homes, farm produce and livestock.
The lawmaker warned that the renewed hostilities “have compounded an already precarious security situation in Karim Lamido, where communities are also grappling with attacks by bandits operating around the border areas linking Taraba, Plateau,
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