The police said they arrested seven people suspected to be part of those who carried out the massacre
Police Command on Friday said 87 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on villages in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“After calm was restored to the communities, more bodies were recovered, which is part of the thirty earlier reported. The figures are as follows: Kubat Village 27, Kantoma Village 31, Alagon 6, Kubwas 8, Dumnang 9, . Shangal 1, Gwet 3 and Washna 2 “We are pleased to inform the general public that in addition to the Five suspects earlier announced, two more suspects have been arrested, and exhibits recovered from them include two cutlasses, one dagger and some amount of money suspected to have been stolen from the houses they looted, as they were all arrested in the act of committing the crime by officers from one of our tactical team.
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