A Wukari II State House of Assembly member representing in Taraba State, Ishaya Gani, who confirmed the incident in Jalingo, said a mere argument between two football enthusiasts snowballed into a bloody battle with deep religious sentiment.
“It was an argument between two football fans coming back from morning training, but one of them brought out a pistol and killed his friend,” he said. Angered by the killing of one of their colleagues, youths in the area mobilised and killed the assailant in what residents described as mob action.
Hell was let loose as members of the community engaged in bloodbath along religious lines, burning houses and killing one another.
About 300 houses where burnt and other properties belonged to both Christians and Muslims in the community.
Mr. Amos Alaoye, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Taraba State Police Command , said security men have been drafted to Wukari to control the situation and also that the state police command was yet to be briefed on the number of casualties.
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