{"id":61176,"date":"2018-03-11T20:08:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=61176"},"modified":"2018-03-11T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T19:08:53","slug":"16-killed-in-plateau-attacks-community-leaders-say-25-buried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/16-killed-in-plateau-attacks-community-leaders-say-25-buried\/","title":{"rendered":"16 killed in Plateau attacks, community leaders say 25 buried"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Plateau police have said 16 persons were killed in the multiple<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">attacks on several villages between Wednesday, March 7, and Friday, March<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">9.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Terna Tyopev, the commands spokesman, confirmed this to NAN on Sunday in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Jos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">However, leaders of the affected communities have said 25 people were<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">killed in the attacks.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The community leaders, who briefed journalists on Sunday in Jos, said many<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">others were still missing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Represented by Mamot Adams and Macham Makut, the community said the bodies<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">of those killed were recovered and given two mass burials  one on Friday,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">and another on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The community leaders blamed the attacks on our Fulani neighbours and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">listed villages attacked to include Nghakudung, Shilim, Morok, Mandung,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Faram, Filla and Hotom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Also attacked were Dai, Kungul, Hurum, Dahua, Malul, Warrem, Josho and Ganda.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">They said more than 5,000 people had been displaced, adding that some of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">them were in camps run by churches.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">They called on security agencies to intervene toward halting the attacks<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">so as to restore permanent peace to the communities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We want government to take urgent steps to end the attacks because our<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">youths are already agitated, he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Tyopev said the command has also arrested a herdsman with a military AK 47<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">rifle in Daffo, Bokkos local government area of the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He said Muhammadu Musa Bimini, the herdsman, was arrested by mobile<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">policemen on March 8, at Daffo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Tyopev said the suspect had been transferred from Bokkos to the state<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">criminal investigation department (CID) in Jos and was already being<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">interrogated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He said the command had deployed more personnel to restore peace to the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">troubled areas.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\">\n<div class=\"D_F ab_C en_0 b_Z14vXdP e_3mS2U I_52qC P_Z1otBpf\">\n<hr class=\"M_0 P_0 cn_0\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Plateau police have said 16 persons were killed in the multiple attacks on several villages between Wednesday, March 7, and Friday, March 9. 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