30 reported killed as gunmen go on rampage on the Plateau

No fewer than 30 persons, mostly children and women, were killed by assailants in Kwahaslalek village, a community in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Mwaghavul Development Association President, Joseph Gwankat, said the attack occurred on Tuesday night while residents assembled at a compound in the village to observe the curfew imposed on the local government by the government.

Houses and property were also destroyed in the attack.

Two other communities of Kinat and Mairana on the borders of Mangu and Barkin Ladi local government areas were also attacked same night.

Sources indicated that aside from the attacks at Sabon-Gari and Mangu, attackers unleashed terror on other communities.

In a telephone chat with BusinessDay, the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, plateau state command, DSP Alfred Alabo said he was still in Mangu to ascertain the situation but he will make a statement as soon as he has a full knowledge of the situation.

He, however, assured the people of the state of their safety, adding that normalcy was gradually returning to Mangu with the deployment of security personnel.

Meanwhile, the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu Local Government Area by the government is still in force.