Police escort ?accidentally shoots? Taraba governor?s sister during gunmen attack

Atsi Kefas, the sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, was allegedly shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday, December 5. 

The incident occurred along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication specializing in the Lake Chad region. Governor Kefas’s mother, Jumai, and his sister Atsi were traveling when their convoy came under attack by armed assailants.

In a bid to repel the attackers, a police officer assigned to escort the family “accidentally shot Atsi,” the publication reported. Following the ambush, troops swiftly intervened, rescuing the victims and evacuating Jumai and Atsi Kefas from the scene using an air ambulance.

Atsi Kefas was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention. However, her current condition remains undisclosed as of the time of this report. Security operatives investigating the attack reportedly recovered the vehicle used by the gunmen. An empty magazine and passenger luggage were also found inside the vehicle.