Reports reaching The News Chronicle have it that gunmen have killed twelve persons in yet another attack on Tilengpat Pushit community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that the attacks which led to the deaths of the victims occurred in the late hours of Thursday 18 April.
Recall that last week, gunmen killed no fewer than ten persons in Mandung-Mushu and Kopnanle villages, in the Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of the state.
The attack also left several persons injured, with property, including the homes of the villagers, burnt down.
Confirming the incident to newsmen on Friday 19 April, the Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area, Markus Argue noted that those targeted in the latest attack were women and children.
“Yes, it is true that our people have just been attacked again and killed for no reason. It happened last night. As I talk to you, I’m in the affected community in Pushit. I can not give you the figure of victims for now because we are still assessing the situation but what we don’t understand is why some people will just target women and children in their homes and just kill them for no reason”. He added.
Also commenting on the sad event, a community leader in Pushit, simply identified as John, however, revealed that twelve dead bodies had so far been recovered at the scene of the attack and the nearby bush from the attack.
He stated further, “So far, we have recovered twelve dead bodies of individuals who were brutally murdered during the attack in the Pushit community and their bodies recovered.
The identities of the victims have not yet been disclosed, pending notification of their families. The Law enforcement agencies are also here and have initiated investigations into the matter to ascertain the motive behind these heinous crimes and to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this reprehensible act”
Meanwhile, Spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Alabo Alfred could not be reached for comments on the incident as sources at the Command headquarters in Jos said that security operatives had been deployed to the affected area.
In a related incident, women in Bokkos Local Government Area have taken to the streets in protests over the renewed violent attacks by gunmen in their communities.
Some residents in Bokkos town said that the protesting women were headed to the Council headquarters to express their pains.
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