Gunmen Wrap Jos Villages With Blankets Of Sorrow With The Killings Of Many Locals

EkoHotBlog reports that unknown gunmen have killed at least 23 people in separate attacks in Jos, Plateau State.

Confirming the incident, the State Police Command Spokesman Alfred Alabo said the brawl started last Sunday when two herders were killed and a reprisal attack was carried out on Tuesday leaving 21 dead.

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Alabo stressed that investigations into the incident have commenced in earnest and perpetrators would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

Furthermore, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang said he was saddened by the killings and said the security situation had become “alarming”.

“The security architecture has become like an old abandoned engine that needs to be reserviced and retooled,” he said.

Recall on 17 May 2023, a Special Task Force ”Operations Safe Haven” arrested five persons following a series of attacks on several villages in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.

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Over 100 people were killed in the two days overnight attacks and buildings were razed, including foodstuffs and farm inputs.

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