Hundreds of people have fled a village in Taraba State, north east Nigeria after the murder of the village head and a ward head by yet-to-be identified assassins.

The bodies of the men,  the village head of Namnai, Malam Musa Kachalla, and his ward head, Malam Manu Jahuna, were found at the outskirt of the Namnai village in Gassol local government on Sunday.

The Chairman of the council, Mr Tukura Bashir, confirmed the incident to NAN in Jalingo.

Bashir said that the leaders were on their way to settle a farmland dispute between herdsmen and farmers in the area.

He explained that family members of the deceased raised alarm after waiting for several hours without hearing from their loved ones on assignment outside the village.

The chairman explained that a search party was later organised by the community which discovered the corpses in a pool of their own blood.

The people fled from the area for fear of possible reprisal attacks.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joseph Kwaji, also confirmed the development.

Kwaji said the police recovered the bodies of the two persons, adding that they were murdered by yet to be identified persons.

He said that timely arrival of armed policemen in the community calmed down tension.
The spokesman assured that the force would investigate the incident with a view to bringing the culprits to book.