Several others have been hospitalised in health care centres in the area with symptoms of severe stooling and vomiting.
The governor urged the traditional chiefs not to provide refuge for fleeing criminals.
Chairman of Taraba State Civil Service Commission said the youths should rather be grateful for the employment opportunity.
The minister said communities that had not been connected to national grid would be provided with alternative sources.
“The corpse of the late chairman has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo,” police said.
The lance corporal was attached to the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, military sources said.
Deputy governor Haruna Manu announced the order in a state wide broadcast in Jalingo on Saturday night.
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