FLASH: 30 Killed By Gunmen In Fresh Plateau Attack

No fewer than 30 persons have been reportedly killed in an early hours attack by gunmen in Plateau State.

The gunmen on Wednesday morning attacked Kwahaslalek village, Mangu Local Government Area of the state.

The medium learnt that the victims who were mostly women and children, had run to seek shelter in the house of a community leader in the area on Tuesday night following an earlier unrest during the day in Mangu town when the gunmen surrounded them and killed all of them

Confirming the incident, a community leader, Mark Haruna, said, “What happened at Sabon Gari and Mangu town yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) was just a distraction so that the attention of the people will be shifted away from the villages.

“For the second time, my village Kwahaslalek (behind NYSC camp) came under attack by gunmen yesterday (Tuesday)night. They came at about 12:30 am and killed over 25 people, mostly women and children.”

The killing was also confirmed by the Chairman of Mwaghavul Development Association, Joseph Gwankat.

He described the killing as callous.

He said, “I couldn’t sleep last night as a result of what happened in Mangu town during the day yesterday. Now, I have just been told Kwahaslalek village was attacked last night and about 30 people were killed.

“From what I was told, the unrest in Mangu town yesterday created fears in many communities. Some people in the village went and evacuated their loved ones and assembled them in a place where they thought was safe.

“So in the night, the killers went to Kwahaslalek village where the people mostly women and children were assembled and killed all of them.”

The chairman added, “I was told that no security was on ground to save the villagers. This act is pure wickedness. How can people who are in their villages be targets of constant attacks and killings without anything being done to stop the perpetrators?”

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Alabo Alfred, said he had yet to get the report of the incident.

“I have not received any report on that. Let me call my Commander. We will investigate the incident if actually, something like that happened,” the PPRO said