Nursing mum, 4 kids murdered

Gunmen yesterday killed a nursing mother and her four children in Yong village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The development followed a denial by the state National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the state government that over 50 corps members were killed in a bomb blast at their Orientation Camp. The family of five were killed in their farm near their house.
The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ladan, confirmed the incident to reporters. One of the children was reported to have died later in the hospital. Our correspondent learnt that the tragedy occurred in the early hours of yesterday. Ladan said their bodies were found on the farm with gunshot wounds. The widower, Mr. Luke Jumtuk, said his wife and children were killed while working on their farm behind his house.
Jumtuk appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the recurrent attacks in the area. Meanwhile, the NYSC yesterday denied that no corps member was killed in the on-going orientation at Wailo Camp. The Director, Nuhu Kwaghe, briefing journalists, described the rumour as “wicked,” saying that all the 1, 350 corps members deployed are in good health.
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