PLATEAU: ASSAILANTS ATTACK ANOTHER COMMUNITY IN BOKKOS
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Another community in Bokkos Local Government was attacked on Thursday night, just days after the fatal attacks on Christmas Day.
More than 190 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the Yuletide event, which is thought to be the deadliest violent outburst in Plateau since May.
In response to the incident, Monday Kassah, the chairman of the Bokkos Transition Committee, revealed that nightmarish intruders had assaulted the neighborhood, wrecking and burning down houses.
According to Kassah, there were no recorded deaths as a result of the prompt security staff involvement.
The committee chairman provided an update on the incident on Christmas Day and stated that there are currently 195 casualties, reaffirming that search and rescue efforts are still on to locate those who are missing.
Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos Local Government Area, 19 in Mangu Local Government Area, and 27 in Barkin Ladi. 1,290 houses were burnt down in Bokkos council, one house was razed in Mangu LGA and that of Barkin Ladi was yet to be ascertained at press time.
The local chairman, Danjuma Dakil, revealed that thirty individuals were discovered dead in Barkin Ladi after the Bokkos area was the focus of the Christmas Day attacks.
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang condemned the violence, calling it “barbaric, brutal, and unjustified.”
“The government will take proactive measures to curb ongoing attacks against innocent civilians,” said Gyang Bere, the governor’s spokesperson.
Gunfire could still be heard on late Monday afternoon, according to a source from the region.
A resident of Mushu village said people were sleeping when shots rang out.
“We were scared because we weren’t expecting an attack. People hid, but the assailants captured many of us, some were killed, others wounded,” he told AFP.
Amnesty International criticized the government in the wake of the attacks, saying “the Nigerian authorities have been failing to end frequent deadly attacks on rural communities of Plateau state,” in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The plateau region has been riddled for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.
Hundreds of people have been killed while thousands have been rendered homeless in cases of intercommunal violence in recent years.
Competition for natural resources between nomadic herders and farmers, intensified by rapid population growth and climate pressures, has also exacerbated social tensions and sparked violence.
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