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Police confirmed 37 people were killed in attacks

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 2:55 PM by Khadijah Thabit 1 min read

The military authorities in Jos, Plateau State capital, have confirmed the killing of 37 persons by gunmen the multiple attacks carried out on four communities in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state on Monday.

The spokesperson of the command in Jos, Felicia Anselem, said the attacks were carried at about 1 a.m. concurrently at Rawuru, Tasu, Foron and Gurabok.

The corpses of the 37 persons have been retrieved from different parts of the local government attacked by the gunmen.

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau, Sonja Bewarang, on Tuesday officiated a mass burial of 15 of the corpses at Tatu area of the council, Premium Times reports.

News Agency of Nigeria reminds that before the incidents, there were two other attacks in Barkin Ladi and Shendam local government areas in the last five days. Five people were reported to be killed in the attacks. Hundreds of people have been killed in ethno-religious crisis in Plateau this year.

Source: Legit.ng

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