Mallam Wuryeba Adunga Yerima Aston was killed by Tiv militias in Ason, Wukari LGA, Taraba State, and his body dumped in a well.
23 Nov 2001 · Ason, Wukari, Taraba
Deaths
1
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
1
Perpetrators
Communal/Ethnic Militia
Response
Government responded
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Ethnic rivalries, reprisal violence
Trajectory
Illustrated the continued persistence of Tiv–Jukun hostilities.
Cycle notes
Reflects earlier Wukari killings that disrupted communal coexistence.
Pattern
Targeted killings in communal clashes
Related — Communal Violence
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