About 26 persons, including two riot policemen attached to the Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis, were Thursday killed by gunmen in a renewed overnight attack on the people of Mangor and Matol villages in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Following the attack, it was gathered that there was a serious crisis between the residents and the Fulani in the area.Sources from the villages said the gunmen stormed the villages at night and killed the people in their sleep, adding that before the arrival of the security personnel many had been killed.
Another source claimed that the villagers, who suspected that the attackers came from Chad and Niger Republic had connivance with the Fulani residents in the area, resulting in a serious crisis between the Fulani and the indigenes of the communities, which disrupted the popular Thursday Potato-market.
Confirming the attack, the spokesman of the STF, Lt. Jude Akpa, said the STF killed six of the attackers after a serious gun battle, adding that two of the policemen attached to the task force were seriously injured and were in critical condition.
THISDAY later gathered that the two policemen died.
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