Chairman Takum Local Council of Taraba State, Shiban Tikari, has said TY Danjuma’s call for self-defence against herdsmen has vindicated the people of Takum.
He stated that Takum people had earlier cried out that the ‘Exercise Ayem A’Kpatena’ was out to give cover to the killer herdsmen.
Tikari accused the Army of brutality, bias, and complicity in the handling of the security situation in the area.
Speaking to newsmen, he stated that he had received series of complaints from his people that soldiers were molesting and brutalizing them.
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Tikari said: “Before the operation, there were cases of kidnapping and armed robbery by people using police and army uniforms. So, even when the army operation started, people mistook them for kidnappers and it caused a lot of anxiety and apprehension.
“I have reports that soldiers have been breaking into people’s houses at night, harassing and demanding for people, but it was in front of the army barracks that a member of the state House of Assembly, Hossa Ibi was kidnapped and killed.”
On his part, Rimamsikwe Karma, Chairman of Ussa Local Council, said the operation was causing more harm than good to the people of the area.
