About 30 people were killed Saturday when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded some villages in Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government areas of Plateau State in early morning attacks.
Those killed by the assailants, said to have been well armed and numbering about 100, included two security men, women and children. Many were left injured and several houses torched in the attack which occurred at about 6.30 a.m.
The attack came days after the new National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), visited the state during which he initiated a dialogue among various stakeholders designed to forge peace and reconciliation.
Vanguard learnt that the assailants, dressed in black, launched attacks on the Berom villages of Kakuruk, Kuzen, Ngyo, Kogoduk, Ruk, Dogo, Kufang, Kpapkpiduk, Kai in Barakin-Ladi Local Government Area.
About 15 people were said to have been killed at Kuzen, eight at Kakuruk and another eight in other villages in the local government.
The attackers were said to have later moved to villages in Riyom LG where they destroyed houses and other property but were successfully repelled by the people who, having got wind of their attack on their neighbors, mobilized and confronted them.
The member representing the two local government areas in the House of Representatives, Hon. Simon Mwadkon, described the attack as unfortunate at a time efforts were on to restore peace to the area.
He said the attack was a vindication of his outcry that there were terrorist elements in the two local government areas which ironically are under a state of emergency.
He confirmed that 20 bodies of those killed had been recovered while efforts were on to recover other bodies. He also confirmed the killing of two security men during the attacks.
It was learnt that men of the Special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in the state moved men into the area to track down the assailants. Residents said they heard multiple gun shots, Saturday evening, in what looked like an exchange between the security men and the attackers.
Media Officer of the STF, Captain Salisu Mustapha, said he was yet to get details of the casualty when contacted.
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Am honestly sick and tired of this craziness! The so-called securities that are led by islamic tourists themselves are doing nothing but /glutting over the death of my people! i am as mad as mad can get and the only solution this this stupidity, is let the people face each other. I want the government to step aside for a couple of days and I trust that my Plateau people will take care of business and we'll have a long lasting peace! The idiots need to be cleared off from the land! That is the simple solution.
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The Fulani Marauders have gotten more sophisticated as mass murderers targeting Christians. Welcome Dasuki, Jonathan's NSA. As expected, Dasuku has not only provided them with the latest military uniform but also has made bullet proof vests available to them . Through the Hausa/Fulani officers in the security forces uniforms and weapons are being made easily available to the murderers who have only one goal - TO CLEANSE PLATEAU STATE OF CHRISTIANS in order to have more space for their cattle and, afterwards, to continue marching SOUTH to enforce the worship of their pedophile prophet.
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The only thing that can stop them is the excision of those terrorist states mostly in the NE and NW. Come on board.
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excisionist(at)gmx.com
Where are the Northern Elders, those professional whiners (cry cry babies) of Nigeria who sponsor and sustain Islamic terrorism against Christians and non-Muslims? Is the blood of Christians, policemen or security operatives worth less than the blood of Muslim terrorists.
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When a Muslim terrorist or Fulani Marauder is killed they rush to the presidential villa to whine like "Cry cry babies". But when Christian villages are burnt with the inhabitants, when churches are bombed, security operatives are killed or other innocent Nigerians are murdered in cold blood by Muslim terrorists, they publicly keep mute while privately, they celeberate. HYPOCRITES !!!
The so called Northern Elders are irresponsible, wicked men without conscience. These sponsors of Islamic terrorism should be prosecuted rather than entertained at the presidency.
Excision is however the ultimate solution. There will be no more whinning when they are excised from Nigeria.
HYPOCRITES ! Like pedophile "prophet", like followers.
Excisionist -2
Hamburg, Germany
If president Goodluck will continue dancing to tunes of the Islamic Jihad North in the sheep cloth of democracy, as they continue waisting our lives in Jos. A Senetor and a member of state Assembly lives gone in addition to the massacre. God will deliver us and his jurgement for the lives of Jos people will be on him without mercy. Lord deliver us by turning the cup of the wickets on their heads in Jesus name. Amen.