At least 15 people were reportedly killed in separate attacks in villages of Mangu local government area of Plateau state.
The chairman of Mangu local government area, Emmanuel Bala, disclosed this to journalists, stating that seven people were killed in Bwai district, while the latest incident occurred in Chinchim community under Mangu district where eight people were killed on Tuesday night.
Daily Trust reports that for over a week, accusations and counter-accusations have led to loss of lives and property in various communities in Mangu area.
The Mwaghavul and Fulani communities have been accusing each other of attacks against their members.
Our correspondent gathered that the latest incident occurred around 8 pm on Tuesday when gunmen stormed the area, killing at least eight people.
The LG chairman said, “What we have is a total of 8 dead, and the attack took place at about 8:00pm. They attacked a place in Mangu LG at the outskirts. People were in their houses when they were attacked and mostly knives were used to destroyed them.
“The attacks took place in two places, the day before yesterday (Monday) in district 7 people were killed and we had the mass burial yesterday (Tuesday), then the same yesterday the attack at Chinchim community took place and 8 people precisely were killed.
“There is another village in Langai town, Gindiri axis. There was an attack and they also burnt down houses and about 5 people were confirmed death, “ the chairman said
Fulani denies allegations
The herding community in Mangu, has denied the allegation, describing the allegations as unfounded.
Abubakar Garba, secretary of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), who denied the allegation called on security officials to investigate the perpetrators of the act.
“Honestly, we are unaware of any attack but we condemn any act of criminality. We are a peaceful community, law-abiding citizens who respect the law. As such, we wouldn’t take law into our own hands. None of our members would recklessly launch an attack on any tribe. We strongly condemn this attack and urge security agencies to investigate, “ the secretary said.
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