Some gunmen suspected to be marauding killer herdsmen have raided two communities in Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau, killing seven people and carting away over 1000 cows and sheep.
It was gathered that the gunmen carried out simultaneous attacks on Maraba Pushit District and PinPer, also in Komun District of Mangu Local Government Area of the state, at about 10:45p.m.
The operations lasted for more than one hour and injured many, destroyed properties, and carted away farm produce and several motorcycles.
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According to a community leader in the Pukah community, who confirmed the killings on Thursday, said the gunmen attacked the community in large numbers and were difficult to repel by the local security men because of their number and sophistication of weaponry.
“The Pukah community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State came under heavy attack by gunmen early this morning (Thursday). They also attacked another community in the council area known as Pinper. In the Pukah community, they killed one lady and six men. But in Pinper, they carted away several numbers of sheep before they fled the communities,” he said.
There was no official confirmation of the incident.
