Barely 12 days after unknown gunmen suspected attacked Binnari community in Kalim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, another suspected bandits have once again attacked two communities in the State, killing a pregnant woman at Ruwan-Zafi community of the Kalim-Lamido Local Government Area of State.

The bandits, who abducted over 15 persons exchanged gunfire with the security agents, killing a military officer and a village hunter who were chasing them in order to rescue the abductees.

The killings and abduction of the several persons occurred while the Binnari community members are still in the mourning mood of their lost love once.

The fresh incident occurred at Kuka Sarkin Yamma and Ruwan Zafi of Kalim-Lamido Local Government Area on Tuesday at about 4:pm when the bandits hit the two communities with heavy arms on motorcycles, shooting sporadically to scare away the villagers.

A stakeholder from Ruwan-Zafi, Tanko Bobo while revealing how the attacks occured, said the bandits were carrying heavy arms as they picked people in their various homes and fled with them to an unknown destination.

“The bandits once again attacked our communities, they picked 15 persons, while the military and local hunters were going after them to rescue the abductees, one soldier and a local hunter were killed, they were able to rescue few persons from the bandits’ hands.

“As they proceeded, the bandits shot and killed a pregnant woman at Ruwan-Zafi community, everybody is living in fear now, we were thinking the event of last week had come and gone, but is unfortunate that it has occurred again, we are becoming helpless here in Kalim-Lamido Local Government Area”, Bobo said.

BusinessDay reports that the Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas had on Tuesday visited the newly established 10 Divisional Headquarters of the Nigerian Army to strengthen the security of the State.

Meanwhile, Victor Msherizar, the Spokesman of the Taraba State Police Command, did not pick phone call to confirm the incident s of the time of filing in this report.