Six persons were confirmed dead and several others injured when unknown assailants attacked Ruhenku, a remote village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“We have confirmed that six people, all of them women and children, were killed in the attack,” Lt. Col. Kingsley Umoh, spokesman, Special Military Task Force, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Jos on yesterday.
He said the three victims who were injured had been hospita-lised, while many houses were also burnt.
He said: “No arrests have been made. At the moment, we have no idea who the assailants were. The distress call came one hour after the attack. The village is so remote that reaching it is a great challenge.
“There are no deployments in the area by the army, but all the security agencies are already there to prevent any escalation.”
Some of the villagers described the attack as “very shocking,’’ saying that they were taken unawares as they were still in bed when the attackers invaded the village.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Mohammed Lerama, who expressed disgust at the resurgence of violence, confirmed that a team of mobile police officers had been dispatched to the village. Mr Musa Sule, Chairman of Bassa Local Government Area, described the attack as “very horrible”.
He said: “It is sad that the peace loving villagers were attacked while they were asleep. It is devastating, but we hope that the security agencies will get to the root of the matter.”
Posted: at 27-10-2010 07:44 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
promzyobiora at 28-10-2010 06:57 AM (13 years ago) (m)
they where sent by some group of men to do that just to cause confussion on good work the governor is doing in that state.devils they are born to destroy but soon their ass will soon be licked.
Posted: at 28-10-2010 06:57 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
chisylwek at 28-10-2010 07:17 AM (13 years ago) (m)
JOS, JOS u again? wetin dey happen 4verytime na jos, must it always be jos,why cant we live side by side, wetin happen. while end time is fast approching,make man do wetin him get to do quick b4 papa God go show? innocent lives gone, and govt wont do nothing ? may their soul rest in peace
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