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The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says that no fewer than 86 persons have been killed with 221 houses completely burnt down during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State. A statement by the Command's spokesperson, Alfred Alabo, the attacks were carried out by the assailants in 15 communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state. Alabo, in the statement issued on Tuesday on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, also disclosed that the criminals burnt eight vehicles during the attacks. 

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to find and apprehend all the assailants involved in the attacks on Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau State on Christmas Eve.   Tinubu strongly condemned the “heinous and brutal attacks” that have claimed over 90 lives and seen the burning of several houses.   

  A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has expressed dismay over the ‘renewed killing of Christians across the country by Fulani jihadists while security agencies watch without action’.   It described the massacre of residents of Plateau communities including children and women as unacceptable and warned security agencies that the continued massacre of defenceless citizens and Christian communities will continue to deepen hate and eventual collapse of the country.

The leadership of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has postponed its proposed Christmas celebration scheduled to hold on December 27 over the fresh deadly attacks in Plateau State.   SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force confirmed that no fewer than 86 persons were killed with 221 houses completely burnt down during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen.  

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