Not less than 19 people have been confirmed dead with an unspecified number of others following fresh attacks by gunmen in some communities in Mangu and Ɓokkos and local government areas of Plateau State on Thursday night.
It was gathered that the attackers stormed the communities at different times. While Tangur attack was around 9pm when people were already retiring to bed, that of Chakfem was much earlier. The attackers, it was learnt, operated for a while during the attacks before disappearing.
Sources from Mangu and Ɓokkos confirmed to newsmen that seven people were killed in Mangu, while eight people died in Bokkos. According to one of the sources, the gunmen came to their community and started shooting sporadically, while breaking into people’s homes.
Director of Culture, Mwaghavul Development Association and Director, IDP (Pilot Science) Camp in Mangu, Shohotden Mathias Ibrahim, confirmed the death toll of the Mangu attack to our correspondent, saying there is currently tension in the community.
Messages sent to some community leaders and members in Ɓokkos were yet to be replied.
The Plateau State Command’s spokesperson, Alfred Alabo, was yet to respond to calls and text messages as of filing this report.
