About 18 villagers were killed and several others injured after gunmen attacked Kawel village in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack reportedly occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Confirming the incident, the Bokkos Youth Leader, Christopher Luka, on Monday said he received information about the attack from a member of the youth council shortly after it happened.
“A youth leader called around 12 a.m. that gunmen attacked the community and shot over 20 people, so 18 were confirmed dead,” Luka said.
He explained that he immediately alerted security personnel stationed in Bokkos.
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“I called the security, and they confirmed to me that they had been alerted and were on their way to the attacked community,” he added.
Luka described the attack as unprovoked and urged security agencies to take decisive steps to prevent a further escalation of violence in the area.
The latest incident comes less than five days after the District Head of Gwande in Bokkos LGA, Saf Samuel Alaket, was killed in an ambush along the Sha District axis bordering Daffo community.
The traditional ruler was reportedly returning home from a traditional council meeting when he ran into the ambush.
As of the time of filing this report, security agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the latest attack.
