Jos — A fresh outbreak of violence in Plateau State has claimed the
lives of no fewer than six persons in Gwande village in Bokkos Local
Government Area.
THISDAY gathered monday that four people were killed when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, attacked the village to avenge the killing of two of their kinsmen, forcing residents to flee their homes to safety.
The latest attack is regarded as blow to the peace efforts being made by the state government towards resolving the protracted crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and their host communities.
It was gathered that no fewer than 100 gunmen invaded the community in reprisals following the alleged killing of the two Fulani herdsmen in the area.
The two herdsmen earlier killed, THISDAY gathered, were among six gunmen that on Saturday night attacked the village and were repelled by the youths of the community.
Angered by the development, the gunmen allegedly went to regroup and stormed the village on Sunday night, burning houses and killing four persons in the community.
A resident of the community said it was the quick intervention of the soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF) that saved the death toll from being higher.
A former councillor representing the area, Mr. Arut Bulus, told reporters yesterday that the attackers went back to the village on Sunday night to avenge the death of two of them that were killed in the earlier attack.
Bulus confirmed that the villagers have all abandoned their homes for fear of more attacks.
Spokesman of the STF, Captain Salisu Mustapha, who confirmed the development in Jos yesterday, said STF had received distress calls from the community and immediately responded.
THISDAY gathered monday that four people were killed when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, attacked the village to avenge the killing of two of their kinsmen, forcing residents to flee their homes to safety.
The latest attack is regarded as blow to the peace efforts being made by the state government towards resolving the protracted crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and their host communities.
It was gathered that no fewer than 100 gunmen invaded the community in reprisals following the alleged killing of the two Fulani herdsmen in the area.
The two herdsmen earlier killed, THISDAY gathered, were among six gunmen that on Saturday night attacked the village and were repelled by the youths of the community.
Angered by the development, the gunmen allegedly went to regroup and stormed the village on Sunday night, burning houses and killing four persons in the community.
A resident of the community said it was the quick intervention of the soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF) that saved the death toll from being higher.
A former councillor representing the area, Mr. Arut Bulus, told reporters yesterday that the attackers went back to the village on Sunday night to avenge the death of two of them that were killed in the earlier attack.
Bulus confirmed that the villagers have all abandoned their homes for fear of more attacks.
Spokesman of the STF, Captain Salisu Mustapha, who confirmed the development in Jos yesterday, said STF had received distress calls from the community and immediately responded.
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