Close to 30 communities suffered horrific attacks in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau State on Christmas Eve, leaving more than 150 people dead.
Close to 30 communities suffered horrific attacks in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau State on Christmas Eve , leaving more than 150 people dead. As dusk descended, a chilling breeze seeped through Kambar Pelli, a community in Ruwi, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State , and residents retired for the day oblivious of the horror lurking around. Augustine Ezekiel, a hunter, was on a night watch with a colleague when he heard strange movements.
As he moved to check, he heard loud bangs on the door of a nearby building. Some people were trying to force their way into the house which lay beside a vast field of bush and farmlands that stretched to Kerang in neighbouring Mangu LGA. Gunshots rent the air and Mr Ezekiel took cover behind a tree. “I saw two people behind the house while I hid behind a tree. Immediately, I knew they were not here for any good,” he told PREMIUM TIMES in Januar
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