Unknown gunmen have killed 21 people in Baton and Rayogot, Heipang District, Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State.
National Publicity Secretary of a socio-cultural group, Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Jos, the State capital.
Tengwong said that the attack on the communities occurred yesterday, around 1.00 a.m., and left seven other persons with various degrees of injuries.
Tengwong, who decried the unprovoked attacks in some parts of the state, called on government and security agencies to rise to the challenge and end arbitrary killings in the State. The spokesperson, however, called on residents of the communities to remain calm and be law abiding.
In a swift reaction to the incident, the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, condemned the attacks and called on security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to book.
Mutfwang’s condemnation of the act and order to security agencies is contained in a statement issued in Jos by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere.
