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Nigeria: Senate Seeks Security Offensive After 80 Killed in Taraba Attack

AllAfrica29 October 2026, 05:07 UTCNigeria

[Leadership] The senate has called for an urgent security offensive in border communities across Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi states following reports that about 80 people were killed by armed bandits in Binnari community, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.

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