A report submitted by five agencies stated that about 135 persons were killed and over 12,050 others displaced as a result of attacks and communal crisis in Plateau state.

The National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (PLASEMA), Nigeria Red Cross Society, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) submitted a joint report to journalists in Jos on Friday.

A report submitted by five agencies stated that about 135 persons were killed and over 12,050 others displaced as a result of attacks and communal crisis in Plateau state.

The National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (PLASEMA), Nigeria Red Cross Society, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) submitted a joint report to journalists in Jos on Friday.

The report bemoaned the loss of lives and expressed worry over the way sophisticated weapons are being used in the unending crisis.

It will be recalled that VPN reported exclusively of attacks in Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Langtang South and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau. The attacks which led to deaths and destruction of valuable properties eventually spread to Southern Kaduna State.

by Henry Johnson

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Plateau records135 deaths in the past month