Farmers/Herdsmen Clashes: More Were Killed In Taraba Than Anywhere

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the number of persons killed in herdsmen and farmers clashes and other violent attacks in Mambilla Plateau, Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, is more than those killed in Zamfara and Benue states combined.

The president`s visit was widely criticize as being late, but the Presidential media team explained that the visit was timely as the delay has to do the President gathering intelligence reports and seeking wide ranging and permanent solution to the problem. 

Speaking in Jalingo on Monday, during a meeting between the Fulani and Mambilla ethnic groups, Mr. Buhari said he "has a way of gathering his own information on all the crises and killings in the country."

The president was in the state to condole with the government and those who lost their loved ones, described attacks and shedding of blood as unfortunate.