Daily Trust

Northern govs console Taraba govt over attacks

- From Aliyu M. Hamagam, Minna

The Northern States Governors Forum ( NSGF) has expressed shock at the reported killing of 25 persons in Ndo-Yaku village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State on Tuesday, saying the rising level of violence in southern part of the state is regrettabl­e.

Chairman of the forum and governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, expressed the forum’s condolence to the government and people of Taraba State as well as families of the victims. In a statement by Aliyu’s Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, the forum called for vigilance.

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