The police commissioner says some security personnel were also killed in the attacks.
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Edward Egbuka, has said that 17 people were killed and 85 buildings burnt in the recent attacks in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state.
He said there were attacks in Jebbu Miango in Bassa LGA where five people were killed on July 31 and 12 others killed on August 1 at Tambora in Riyom LGA. “The next morning, the attacks continued at Tambora in Riyom LGA where 12 people were killed and some houses destroyed,” he said.He said that Governor Simon Lalong has given an order for security personnel in the state to ensure that the situation was brought under control and to fish out the attackers.
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