The Taraba State Police Command has said that a lecturer at the Federal University, Wukari and Deputy Registrar, Taraba State School of Health Technology, Takum were among passengers killed by gunmen on Takum-Wukari road early yesterday.

The acting Police Public Relations Officer, Taraba Police Command, DSP Kwache Gambo, confirmed the killing in a telephone interview.

It had earlier been reported that six passengers and a driver were killed at a boundary area between Taraba and Benue states along Takum-Wukari road.

It was gathered that among the victims was a secondary school principal who was transferred from a secondary school in Takum to another secondary school in Wukari Local Government Area.

He was reportedly on his way to report in the new school he was posted when he was killed. It was learnt that the lecturer from the Federal University Wukari was returning to Wukari after spending the weekend with his family in Takum.

A source from Takum town The source further stated that soldiers were however sent to patrol some areas around the town to calm the situation.