12 People Killed in Plateau State by Gunmen
On Thursday, January 9, a tragic incident unfolded in Kulben village of Kombun District in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau as gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, attacked and killed 12 residents of the community.
The state's police spokesperson, DSP Terna Tyopev, confirmed the attack which also left one resident of the community injured. He mentioned that a team of police officers had been deployed to the community to prevent further attacks.
In his words;
“As a result, 12 persons lost their lives and one severely injured.
“Immediately we received the information, the commissioner in charge of the command, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, directed the DCP in charge of Operations, Mr Aliyu Tafida, to mobilize to the scene.
“As I speak, our team of detectives and other officers are ...