The killing spree continued in Plateau State on Thursday morning as twenty persons were reportedly killed by gunmen in Heipang District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area.
Over ten others were wounded, while several houses were set ablaze, burning residents who were asleep and could not escape from the sudden attack.
Residents of the community said the attackers came in the early hours of Thursday and invaded the community while they were sleeping.
According to them, the efforts of vigilantes in the community were not enough to repel the attackers, who had superior firepower.
The duel with the attackers reportedly led to the death of four of the vigilantes.
One John Mark Pam, who lost five relatives, comprising his brother Dung Mark, the wife and three children, narrated that the attackers invaded the compound, set the building ablaze and killed all members of the family in their sleep.
Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident, saying that security has be reinforced in the community with personnel on the trail of the attackers.
Plateau villages had been recently targeted by assailants, suspected to be Fulani herders.
Recall that this week, indigenes of Mangu Local Government Area, LGA, of Plateau State, through the leadership of the Mwaghavul Development Association, MDA, appealed to Fulani herders to stop ongoing destruction of their farmlands and crops in Mangu villages.
MDA is the umbrella body of the predominant tribe in the Mangu LGA.
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