{"id":6050,"date":"2018-01-10T07:54:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2018-01-10T07:54:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:54:56","slug":"55-killed-by-suspected-herdsme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/55-killed-by-suspected-herdsme\/","title":{"rendered":"55 killed by suspected herdsmen in Taraba state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5837\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ext-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ext-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ext-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ext-1-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 10, 2018: At least 55 people are said to have have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Lau local government area of Taraba state.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports by the Nation, 25 bodies were recovered and given a mass burial on Tuesday, January 9, when journalists and a media assistant to the governor, Bala Dan Abu, visited the affected area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHerdsmen are killing people in Lau, my state,\u201d Governor Darius Ishaku said.<\/p>\n<p>The reports says the death toll rose to 55, as more bodies were recovered on Wednesday morning by the locals.<\/p>\n<p>Going further, the police, however, said normalcy has returned to the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the mindless killing of innocent women and children by suspected herdsmen in Benue state continued to trigger reactions across Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 10, 2018: At least 55 people are said to have have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Lau local government area of Taraba state. 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