The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday revealed that 96
people were killed attacks on some communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local
government areas on Christmas Eve.
The Command also revealed that 12 villages, 221 houses, 27
motorcycles and eight motor-vehicles were burnt in Bokkos LGA.
It revealed that three villages were affected in Barkin-Ladi
LGA namely; NTV, Hurum and Darawat.
This was disclosed by the Command’s Public Relations
Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, in a press statement made available to journalists
in Jos, the State capital.
He said, “The Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command,
CP Okoro J. Alawari, expresses grief over the deadly attacks that took place in
some remote villages of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of
Plateau State carried out by some yet to identified assailants on the
24/12/2023 at odd hours of the night.”
According to him, “On the 24th December, 2023, at about
22:00 hours, the following 12 villages in Bokkos LGA were attacked; Ndun,
Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, Dares, Meyenga,
Darwat and Butura Kampani village.
“Similarly, on 24th December, 2023, at about 22:45 hours,
three villages in Barkin-Ladi LGA namely; NTV, Hurum and Darawat were also
attacked.
“In order to prevent further carnage, the Commissioner of Police
have directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge Operations (DC DOPs)
to relocate to Bokkos LGA.
“The CP has also deployed high-power delegation of well
armed operational forces to the troubled areas to prevent further attacks and
also assess the level of damages in the affected areas.
“However, findings from the assessment of the ugly incidents
in Bokkos LGA revealed that the total number of villages attacked is Twelve,
two hundred and twenty-one houses were set ablaze, twenty- seven motorcycles
were burnt, eight motor-vehicles were burnt down and over seventy -nine persons
were killed; while seventeen deaths was recorded in Barkin-ladi LGA.”
The CP sympathizes with the families of those who lost their
loved ones in the gruesome attack.
“Investigation and monitoring of the incidents is still on.
Further development will be communicated soon”, he assured.
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