13 people were killed on friday night at same area .On Friday, persons suspected to be herders invaded the community, killing eight people.
The spokesperson of the state’s police command, Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the second attack in the community, said he was not aware of the killing of the herders. He also said the police have not confirmed the casualty figure of Friday night’s attack.
“I am not aware of the killing of the herders but there was an attack on Rawuru community where people were killed and houses burnt. Our men have been there and we are waiting for the report of what has happened.
However, the state chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Nuru Abdullahi, told Daily Trust on Friday, that five herders were ambushed while returning from a cattle market in Bukuru, a town in Jos South Local Government Area.
“The police commissioner is aware. The DSS and Operation Safe Haven are aware. All the security agencies are aware,” he said.
There has been an upsurge of attacks and reprisals in the state recently with both sides trading blame.In May, scores of people were killed in Mangu Local Government Area after suspected herders attacked villages in the area
The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyenka, on Saturday announced the deployment of personnel from the Mobile Police Force (MPF) across troubled local governments in the state.
The commissioner, who was addressing the officers before their deployment, said the decision became necessary in response to several killings in the state and to bring the perpetrators to justice and restore peace in the state.
He ordered all the personnel deployed to be vigilant while carrying out their duties and warned that any officer found engaging in illegal acts would be punished in accordance with the disciplinary procedure in the Police Act and Regulations.
The Secretary to the State Government (SGS), Samuel Jatau, who was present at the police command’s headquarters to witness the deployment, noted that it was part of the government’s efforts to enhance security and maintain law and order in the state.
No fewer than 21 persons including a clergyman were killed in Plateau State communities during an attack on Sunday night in Rim, Jol, Kwi communities of Riyom Local Government and Gana-Ropp community in Barkin Ladi LGA.
The latest incident is coming hours after two herders who were returning from rearing were shot dead in Fas community of Riyom LGA on Sunday evening.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, confirmed the two incidents, adding that the security personnel were on top of the situation.
The police said “The two Fulani were killed first while the second attacks were launched later in the night. The commissioner of police has visited the scene of the incident. We are investigating the cause of the attack.”
Daily Trust reports that the gunmen invaded the villages when the residents of the affected communities were sleeping.
Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement who also confirmed the incident narrated that “Two persons were killed in Rim village of Riyom Local Government Area, seven killed in Jol, eleven in Kwi while a clergyman, Reverend Nichodemus Kim was killed in Gana-Ropp Barkin Ladi LGA.”
The YBM called on the federal and state to come up with new strategies to address the security situation in the country and particularly in Plateau State.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Plateau State, Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has approved the appointment of Brigadier General Gakji Goshwe Shipi (Rtd) as his Special Adviser on Security and Homeland Safety.
The state has been experiencing ethno-religious conflicts for more than two decades, in which hundreds of people have been killed.
Recently, more than 150 people were killed in the villages of Mangu LGA, including women and children. Gen Shipi, until his appointment, was teaching security studies and strategy at the Army War College, Abuja.
A statement by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, said the security adviser was expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear in his new assignment by piloting and implementing the security dimension of the governance vision of Governor Mutfwang for a stable and prosperous Plateau State.
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