Gun men Kill Over 20 Residents, Burn Houses In Plateau State Communities

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By Olayinka Awofadeju 



Early hours of Wednesday, gunmen defied the 24-hour curfew imposed by the Plateau State government to attack Kwahaslalek and the surrounding communities, killing no fewer than 25 persons and burning houses.

According to a resident who witnessed the attack, Hosea Ibrahim, the skirmish in Sabon Gari and Magngu on Tuesday was a decoy to pave the way for the attack on the community, which is not far from the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC permanent orientation camp at Jakatai, Mangu local government area.

Speaking with our media, he said, “What happened at Sabon Gari and Mangu on Tuesday was just a distraction so that people’s attention will be diverted away from the villages.

“For the second time, my village Kwahaslalek (behind the NYSC camp) was attacked at about 12:30am, leaving over 25 people, mostly women and children, killed as houses were burned and some persons left with gunshots.

“At about midnight, there were sporadic gunshots and the women ran to one compound for safety; unfortunately, the terrorists went there and killed them while the men were keeping vigil outside the community. The victims were killed at a community leader’s house, where they ran for refuge.

“Mariana, Kinat, and other communities in Mangu Halle District and those on the borders of Mangu and Barkin Ladi local government areas are deserted now.”

Although the information was yet to be ascertained from official sources, a security personnel who preferred anonymity said, “Mangu town is calm, but we were called in the early hours of today about a development around the communities close to the NYSC camp; our people are there, but the deed has been done.


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