No less than 15 residents have lost their lives due to renewed attacks carried out by gunmen in the Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State recently.
The recent outbreak of violence occurred on Thursday night in the Manja community of Chakfem kingdom in Mangu, as well as in the Tangur community in Bokkos.
It was gathered that the assailants invaded the communities at different intervals.
The attack in Tangur took place around 9:00pm, a time when residents were already preparing for bed, while the k!llings in Chakfem occurred much earlier.
It has been reported that the attackers operated for for a significant length of time during the assaults before vanishing.
Sources from Mangu and Bokkos confirmed to newsmen that seven individuals were k!lled in Mangu, while eight fatalities were reported in Bokkos.
One source indicated that the gunmen entered their community and began firing indiscriminately while also breaking into people’s homes.
The Director of Culture for the Mwaghavul Development Association and Director of the IDP (Pilot Science) Camp in Mangu, Shohotden Mathias Ibrahim, verified the d3ath toll from the Mangu attack to newsmen, stating that there is currently tension within the community.
The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force is yet to confirm the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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