The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 96 individuals have been killed whereas 221 homes have been set ablaze throughout the Christmas Eve assaults by gunmen in Plateau State.
The State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, disclosed this on Tuesday in an announcement signed by the command’s spokesman, Alfred Alabo.
In accordance with him, the assaults which have been carried out by the assailants in 15 communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Native Authorities Areas of the state additionally left eight automobiles burnt within the course of.
The assertion learn, “The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Okoro Alawari expresses grief over the lethal assaults that befell in some distant villages of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Native Authorities Areas of Plateau State carried out by some yet-to-identified assailants on the December 24, 2023 at odd hours of the evening, and sympathises with the households of those that misplaced their family members within the grotesque assault.
“On December 24, 2023, at 2200hrs, the next 12 villages in Bokkos LGA have been attacked; Ndun, Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, Dares, Meyenga, Darwat and Butura Kampani.
“Equally, on December 24, 2023, at about 2245hrs, three villages in Barkin-Ladi LGA particularly; NTV, Hurum and Darawat have been additionally attacked.”
The assertion stated to forestall additional carnage, the Commissioner of Police had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police answerable for Operations to relocate to Bokkos LGA and in addition deployed a staff of operational forces to the troubled areas to forestall additional assaults and assess the extent of damages within the affected areas.
“Findings from the evaluation of the ugly incidents in Bokkos LGA revealed that the overall variety of villages attacked is 12; 221 homes have been set ablaze, 27 bikes have been burnt, eight motor automobiles have been burnt down and over 79 individuals have been killed whereas 17 deaths have been recorded in Barkin-ladi LGA.
“Investigation and monitoring of the incidents are nonetheless on. Additional improvement shall be communicated quickly,” the assertion added.