Plateau Massacre: Invaders Write Community, Threaten Fresh Attacks

Barely four days after killing over 200 persons in 17 communities across Plateau State, invaders have threatened fresh attacks on a community in the state on Friday (today).

Osun Defender reported that gunmen on Christmas Eve, attacked 17 villages in the Barkin Ladi, Mangu, and Bokkos local government areas of the state, killing 195 persons in the process.

The attacks also displaced over 10,000 persons, many of whom were presently taking refuge in churches, mosques, schools, and private residences.

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday, confirmed that he has sent a letter of an imminent attack to the Pushit community in the Mangu Local Government Area, where he hailed from.

Also, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Alabo Alfred, said the command was aware of the threat.

’’We have intelligence, but we are working on it “the PPRO assured.

Meanwhile, some residents in Pushit, who spoke on Thursday, said the villagers were aware of the threat letter by the terrorists, urging the Federal and State Governments to provide security for them.

According to them, since the information of the impending attack spread, the residents no longer sleep at night.

One of the villagers, identified as Joshua Bukat, said “Here in the village, we have been living in fear since the news spread that terrorists are planning to launch a fresh attack in our community. From the letter, the terrorists said we would be running in the street with chicken and Christmas rice in our hands.

“As a matter of fact, we hardly sleep because we don’t know when they will come. This is not the first time they would send such letters of their plans to attack and on several occasions, they had carried out their threat. So, please help us to tell the government and the security agents to come to our rescue. They should act quickly to save lives and not take the threat for granted.”