Four people have died, and two others are currently receiving treatment after consuming a poisonous fish in Kashimbila, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The incident was reported on Tuesday by Zagazola Makama, a security analyst, who revealed that the victims were Fulani herders who had gone on a fishing expedition.
According to intelligence sources cited by Makama, the six herders, Abdul Juli, Sule Abubakar, Adamu Mato, Saidu Payo, Yusuf Musa, and Ibrahim Haruna, set out to fish in a nearby river on February 22, at about 10:00 p.m.
After catching and cooking the fish, they unknowingly consumed a poisonous species, which led to severe illness among them.
By February 23, they were rushed to the Primary Health Centre in Kashimbila, where four of them, Juli, Abubakar, Mato, and Payo were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
The two survivors, Yusuf Musa and Ibrahim Haruna, are currently receiving treatment at the same hospital.
The incident was reported to the police by Haruna Isiaka of Chidawa Village.
Security operatives have since deposited the corpses at the hospital mortuary for autopsy, while investigations into the cause of the poisoning are ongoing.