Fulani herdsmen strike in Plateau, kill 8

Eight persons have been killed and 10 others
injured, after suspected Fulani herdsmen
launched a fresh attack on Jabu-Maingo
village of Bassa Local Government Area of
Plateau State.
It was gathered that the attack which took
placed at about 9:00pm also left 20 houses
burnt with foodstuff and property worth
millions of Naira destroyed.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
ASP Tyopev Matthias Terna, confirmed the
attack and said three persons were killed, eight
others injured and 20 houses burnt with
foodstuff.
“The Command received a distress call at
about 9pm on Thursday that some gunmen
suspected to be Fulani herdsmen were
attacking a village at Jebu-Maingo in Bassa
Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“Mediately, the Divisional Police Officer
mobilised his men to the scene and also the
command mobilised some armed men to go
for reenforcement, on arrival when the
assailants sited the police, the armed men
suspected to be Fulani herdsmen deserted the
village.
“After then, we discovered that three people
lost their lives, two have been identified as
Danlami of Kwal District, Emmanuel Audu of
Jebu-Maingo and the third person is yet to be
identified, 20 houses were set ablaze and eight
various persons sustained gun shots injuries
and were taken to Enos hospital Bassa
treatment.”
Governor Simon Lalong, who condemned the
fresh killings in the state, described those who
are spreading rumour that Government has
carved out land in Riyom, Barkin-Ladi, Bassa
and Bokkos Local Government Areas for
cattle colonies in fulfilment for his pledged to
Fulani’s in the state as liars.