PLATEAU KILLINGS: BURNING CHURCHES, MOSQUES BARBARIC, SAYS MURIC

MURIC stated that two churches and six mosques had been burnt, while eight persons were lost.

It stated, “The death toll in the raging crisis in Mangu, Plateau State, has reached eight. Six mosques and two churches have been burnt. The burnt mosques include a central mosque, the Anguwan Dawo Jumat Mosque.

“An Islamic school, Audi Islamiyyah, was also burnt. The two burnt churches, Deden and Assemblies of God’s Church are located in Sabon-Kasuwa in the Dercom and Alogom areas of Mangu. Both belong to COCIN.”

The fresh attack in Mangu LG by gunmen reportedly claimed more than 30 lives in the early hours of Wednesday.

It was gathered that the victims, who were mostly women and children, had scampered for safety in the house of a community leader in the area on Tuesday night following earlier unrest during the day in Mangu town.

This prompted the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to declare a 24-hour curfew on the Mangu LGA on Tuesday.

He said the decision followed the deteriorating security situation in the area after unrest led to the burning of several houses, including churches and mosques.

However, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria in Mangu LG, Timothy Daluk, had accused the Nigerian military of supervising the killings of Christians and destruction of property in the state.

In a viral video seen by our correspondent, Daluk said, “I am here to report the situation happening in Mangu Local Government for the whole world to understand. What is happening in Mangu at this particular point in time, the military are the ones sending our people away for the militia to burn their houses.