In another very sad development, up to 29 people have been killed in a Saturday morning attack on Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. In addition to the dead, approx. 17 others were said to have been injured in the attack, believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

According to the head of the vigilante group in the area, a total of 29 dead bodies were counted after the attack, in addition to the 17 wounded. The vilante head, berated men of the Special task Force in Plateau (codenamed Operation Safe Haven) for always arriving at scenes of the killings only after the gunmen have escaped.

In another very sad development, up to 29 people have been killed in a Saturday morning attack on Rakong village (near Kafi Abu) of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. In addition to the dead, approx. 17 others were said to have been injured in the attack, believed to have been orchestrated by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

According to the head of the vigilante group in the area, a total of 29 dead bodies were counted after the attack, in addition to the 17 wounded. The vilante head, berated men of the Special task Force in Plateau (codenamed Operation Safe Haven) for always arriving at scenes of the killings only after the gunmen have escaped.

“The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police claimed to have established a Joint Security Committee comprising community leaders, Police, SSS, STF and so on, for intelligence gathering towards stopping the attacks, but nothing has happened”, he lamented.

The Police in the State have confirmed the attack, but refrained from specifying the casualty toll. The interim chairman of Barkin Ladi LGA, Mr. Habila Dung, also confirmed the attack, saying that at the time of the report several dead bodies were yet to be removed.

Only two days ago, 13 people — comprising nine children, two men and two women — were murdered in an attack on residents of Rapyem Village in Fan District of Barkin Ladi LGA.

At least 163 people have been killed this year alone in attacks on vulnerable civilians in Plateau villages.

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Fresh Attack: 29 people killed and 17 injured in Barkin Ladi LGA