Killings in Nigeria: Victims of Plateau Attacks Buried in Mass Grave

Killings in Nigeria: Victims of Plateau Attacks Buried in Mass Grave

  • Victims of bandits in Plateau state have been buried in mass grave according to reports coming from the area
  • They were killed when bandits attacked different communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas
  • The areas have been identified as Garga comprising Kukawa, Gyanbawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji and Dadin Kowa

In another ad day for the country, innocent people who were killed in a recent attack by bandits in Plateau state, have been buried in a shallow grave in the state.

Recall that the bandits had attacked different communities in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau State North Central, on Sunday, April 10, Channels TV reports.

They reportedly killed an unspecified number of people including children, women and several elderly persons.

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The affected areas indicate: Kukawa, Gyanbawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji and Dadin Kowa.

Victims of Plateau attacks buried in mass grave
Scores of persons killed in a recent attack by bandits in Plateau State, have been buried. Channels TV.
Source: UGC

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Tension in Benue as suspected herders attack 3 communities, ill Many

The clash between farmers and herders in Benue state had taken a new turn with another attack leaving many dead.

It was gathered that dead bodies littered the streets of the affected communities which include the old and young residents.

Benue state government has decried that the current state of insecurity in Nigeria is increasingly becoming worrisome and seriously needs an intervention by the federal government.

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The ex-commissioner in Benue state said the state chief executives' refusal to allow local government autonomy is deliberate.

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Tondu also stated that it is a deliberate policy of the governors to ensure the local government areas are starved of funds.

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Legit.ng previously reported that some unknown gunmen in Plateau state abducted the district head of Vwang in Jos South local government area, Da Gyang Balak Gut.

Gut who is the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang was reportedly accosted by armed men while returning home in Vom, a few metres to the entrance of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.

He was subsequently taken away to an unknown destination and no one had caught wind of who the attackers were and if they would be making demands as has become the practice in recent times.

Source: Legit.ng

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