The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 86 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State.
The Plateau State Police Command, on Tuesday, revealed 86 individuals lost their lives, and 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve assaults
The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 86 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State.
The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says that no fewer than 86 persons have been killed with 221 houses completely burnt down during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State. A statement by the Command's spokesperson, Alfred Alabo, the attacks were carried out by the assailants in 15 communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state. Alabo, in the statement issued on Tuesday on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, also disclosed that the criminals burnt eight vehicles during the attacks.
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to find and apprehend all the assailants involved in the attacks on Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau State on Christmas Eve. Tinubu strongly condemned the “heinous and brutal attacks” that have claimed over 90 lives and seen the burning of several houses.