There was a report from the Media Officer of the Special Task
Force, Captain. Salisu Mustapha,that 28 natives were k*lled in
the pre-dawn attack on some communities in Langtang South Local
Government area of Plateau State while 20 of the insurgents were k*lled
in a cross fire with soldiers.
But the state Police Commissioner, Mr.
Chris Olakpe, said 10 people were k*lled while four others sustained
injuries in the mayhem.
Olakpe said that when the dust settled, he got a
report that more victims had been recovered. He, however, said he had
yet to get the full brief from his men on ground.
This came as the community raised the
alarm that more insurgents had arrived Yelwa Shendam and were planning
to move to Sabongida and Mabudi, the headquarters of Langtang South. The
terrorists were said to have arrived in the area with sophisticated
weapons.
Executive Director of Stefanos
Foundation, Mr. Mark Lipdo, said he was informed by some residents, who
were already fleeing their houses.
Mustapha, in a statement, said, “At about 1 am on Thursday, some suspected Fulani gunmen
stormed and attacked Magama, Bongong and Karkashi villages of Langtang
South, k*lling about 28 persons. STF personnel went to the scene to
bring the situation under control but the g*nmen engaged them in a g*n
duel that lasted several hours.
“In the process, about 20 of the
assailants were eliminated while some, who sustained g*nshot injuries, were
arrested. Some motorcycles and weapons were also recovered.”
The STF spokesman said the attackers thereafter beat a retreat to Yamini, Yelwa Shendam and Agikamai villages.
However, Olakpe, who lamented the
proliferation of arms in those areas, said that a special task force
would be set up to mop up arms in the southern Plateau.
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