By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
Gunmen defied the 24-hour curfew imposed by the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mufwang, attacked and killed about 20 persons in the early hours of Wednesday.
The attack took place in Kwahaslalek and the surrounding communities, killing and burning some property too.
A source explained that the attack that happened in Mangu town paved the way for the attack on the community that is not far from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp at Jakatai, Mangu Local Government Area, although the information is yet to be confirmed from official sources.
He explained that what happened at Sabon Gari and Mangu on Tuesday, was just a distraction so that people’s attention would be shifted away from the villages.
He stated, “For the second time, my village Kwahaslalek (behind the NYSC camp) was attacked at about 12:30, leaving over 25 people, mostly women and children, killed as houses were burned and some persons left with gunshots.”
He added that at about midnight, there was a sporadic gunshot, and the women ran to one compound for safety, lamenting that the terrorist went there and killed them while the men were keeping vigil outside the community. The victims were killed at a community leader’s house, where they ran for refuge.
The Mariana, Kinat, and other communities in Mangu Halle District and those on the borders of Mangu and Barkin Ladi local government areas, according to him are deserted now.
