Obi visits Plateau attacks victims, police ban 'crossover' service
After observing a minute of silence, he condoled the Internally Displaced Persons in the camps and promised to send N10 million
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After observing a minute of silence, he condoled the Internally Displaced Persons in the camps and promised to send N10 million
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Bola Tinubu for his “inexplicable failure” to visit the scene of the Christmas Eve massacre of Nigerians by Islamic terrorists in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi communities of Plateau State. SaharaReporters reported on Tuesday that the Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says that no fewer than 86 persons were killed with 221 houses completely burnt down during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State.
Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived in Jos, the Plateau State capital, over the massacre of over 200 residents in 15 communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Christmas Eve. The arrival of police chief in Jos on Friday followed the killing of the residents where the death toll had risen to over 200 in the coordinated attacks by suspected armed herders. IGP Egbetokun is expected to meet with key stakeholders including the governor.
By the end of the year, at least 4500 Christians would have been killed in Africa’s most populous nation.
Outrage on Tuesday greeted the coordinated attacks on 23 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State, which left over 150 dead and many others injured. Death toll from the attacks launched from Saturday night to early Monday morning rose to 155 yesterday; while over 6,000 people are said to have