At least seven persons were confirmed dead during fresh attacks launched in some rural communities of Plateau State.
Three out of the deceased were residents of Tangur 1 village in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that they were killed on Monday night, April 1st, 2024 in a violent attack allegedly carried out by Fulani herdsmen.A source from the community told FIJ that the armed herders attacked the village around 9:30pm but were eventually repelled by the military.
It was gathered the attackers killed a man, a little boy, and a pregnant woman before the Nigerian Army personnel arrived.
“As they fled towards Wumat in Bokkos, they claimed the life of another pregnant woman. I alerted the army about the initial attack on my people, but before they showed up, there were already casualties,” the source narrated.
The source also stated that around 1am on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 several attackers killed four men serving as vigilantes in Butura Gida village, Bokkos LGA.
He continued, “Whether it was the same group of attackers as those in Tangur or not, I cannot say. However, some individuals went to Butura Gida and murdered four men who were serving as vigilantes for their community. No houses were set ablaze in the targeted communities, and Tangur residents laid their deceased to rest today.”
Alfred Alabo, the Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), has yet to make any comments on the matter.
Once known as the Home of Peace and Tourism, Plateau State has become a ground of recurrent violence. In January, 23 people lost their lives to terrorist attacks, and some others died in February and March.
In December, armed Fulani herders brought the carnage to Bokkos and Barkin LGA in an attack that led to the deaths of over 160 people.
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