Suspected herdsmen on Wednesday killed four members of a family in Mbiya village, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State.

The gunmen, according to a statement by the state government, stormed the village in the early hours of Wednesday.

The head of the family, Sunday Sabo, his wife and two children were killed during the attack.

Special Assistant to the Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan Abu, in the statement said the suspected herdsmen were armed dangerous weapon including AK- 47.

“The family was asleep at the time the attackers stormed the community. Sources said they were more than 20, all of them armed with guns and cutlasses. The herds later headed for Bassa village where they also set houses ablaze,” the statement read in part.

This attack is the latest in the wave of attack on innocent people in the state by suspected herdsmen.

Taraba State is among the states where Operation Cat Race by the Nigerian Army is currently going on. The operation, according to the military is aimed at disarming bandits in order to secure lives and properties.