Ishaku condemns killing of a pastor, wife in Taraba
Taraba State Governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku, on Tuesday condemned the killing of pastor Emmanuel Bileya and his wife Juliana in Donga local government area of the state by suspected militia men.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bala Dan-Abu, Ishaku said he received the news of their murder with shock.
Pastor Emmanuel Bileya, a pastor with the CRC-N Church, Mararaba in Donga Local government area was reportedly killed with his wife, Juliana by militia men while working on their farm in Mararaba on Monday.
The statement read, "the killing of the pastor and his wife is wicked and inhuman.
"Killings of this nature have happened too often recently in Southern Taraba communities and this is unhelpful to the on-going efforts of government to achieve lasting peace among communities in the area.
"I sympathize with the surviving members of Pastor Bileya's immediate and extended families as well as pastors and members of CRC-N in Mararaba where he served until his death."
This is even as the Governor prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims and others killed in violent conflicts in the past.
Attacks and killings have been going on in Taraba since April last year, despite efforts by government to end the killings.
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