Breaking: 5 killed, 8 injured in alleged fresh clash in Plateau
- The alleged clash happened in the night of Thursday, January 25
- The police confirms that some of the victims of the attack dies while others sustained injury
- The security agency says it is doing everything possible to ensure peace in the troubled community
An alleged fresh clash between suspected herdsmen and indigenes of Jebbu Miango village in Bassa local government area of Plateau state has left five persons dead while eight others are said to have sustained various degrees of injury. The incident, according to the New Telegraph, happened very late on Thursday, January 25.
The report also said the incident was confirmed by the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Mathias Terna, on Friday, January 26 in Jos.
Terna reportedly said three people were killed and burnt by the armed men. He gave their identities as Danlami Gomaster, male, of Kwall district; Emmanuel Audu, male, of Jebbu-Miango and said the last person is yet to be identified.
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“Eight other persons sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries and were taken to Enos Hospital in Bassa for medical treatment. Twenty housing units were also set ablaze.
“Investigation is on to unravel the remote and immediate causes of these attacks.”
“Yesterday at about 1900hrs, the police division in Bassa Local Government Area received a distress call that Jebbu-Miango in Bassa was under attack.
“The division immediately informed the command and we mobilised to the place.
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“While we were close to the village, the armed men suspected to be herdsman sighted us and took to their heels.”
Legit.ng earlier reported how Governor Simon Lalong rejected the idea of cattle colonies being proposed by the federal government.
The governor, in a statement made available to Legit.ng on Friday, January 26, by his special adviser on media and publicity, Dan Manjang, also dismissed a report particularly in the social media that parts of Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of the state have been carved out for the creation of colonies for cattle in "fulfilment of his promises to the Fulani who have pressured him, to either cede those areas or he faces the other side of their viciousness which may cost his aspirations."
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Source: Legit.ng
