Again, Over 30 Killed, Houses Razed As Bandits Attack Plateau Community
Afimag.com –
No fewer than 30 persons were killed and several houses destroyed, on January 24, 2024, in the Kwahaslalek and the communities around it in a coordinated attack by men suspected to be bandits.
The attackers also defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu Local Government Area by the Plateau State Governor to unleash mayhem on the residents.
Due to security threats in the area, Governor Caleb Mutfwang declared a 24-hour curfew in Mangu, saying that the only persons on essential duties were allowed to move within the local government until further notice.
However, despite the curfew, gunmen stormed Kwahaslalek and its environs, killing more man 30 persons and destroying several houses and religious centres.
Our Correspondent who visited the scenes said the Sabon Layi region was anahiliated as houses, religious base and businesses were heavily brought down by fire.
A survivor, Hosea Ibrahim, who briefed Journalists on the ugly scenerio, said the skirmish at Mangu town was a decoy for the attack on the Kwahaslalek Community, not far from the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, permanent orientation camp at Jakatai, Mangu LGA.
Hear him: “What happened at Sabon Gari and Mangu, on Tuesday, was just a distraction, so that people’s attention will be shifted away from the villages. For the second time, my village, Kwahaslalek (behind NYSC camp), was attacked at about 12.30am, leaving over 30 people, mostly women and children, dead, as houses were burnt and some persons left with gunshot wounds.
“At about midnight there was sporadic gunshots and women ran to one compound for safety. Unfortunately, the terrorists 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 Mairana, Kinat and other communities in Mangu Halle District, and those on the borders of Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local government areas are deserted now.”
