Gunmen attacks many, Kills 23 people

In separate Jos attacks, Gunmen have attacked many and killed at least 23 people. This comes from the Plateau State Police with the latest violence occuring in an area where there is occasional clash between local farmers and herdsmen.

The state has seen a predominant Muslim north and Christian South and has experienced varying forms of attacks in recent months.

However, On Sunday, two herders were killed in attacks before 21 farmers were later killed in later villages.

The local leader of cattle breeders association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Bello Tafawa, told AFP two herders were shot dead on Sunday evening on their way home in an unprovoked attack.

“We have already reported the case to the security agencies in the area,” he said

The police also confirmed the death of the two herders

“The two herders were killed first while the second attacks were launched later in the night”.

“The commissioner of police has visited the scene of the incident. We are investigating the cause of the attack.”

In a statement, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang said he was saddened by the killings and said the security situation had become “alarming”.

“The security architecture has become like an old abandoned engine that needs to be reserviced and retooled,” he said.

In May 2023, local officials have confirmed that more than 100 people were killed and several thousand more have been displaced by attacks in Plateau’s Mangu district.

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Clashes between nomadic herders and farmers over land, resources and water are common in several parts of Nigeria, including the central and northwestern states.

But violence often spirals into attacks and mass kidnappings by heavily armed gangs and vigilante groups set up to protect communities.

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A local youth community leader Rwang Tengwong said 21 persons were killed by suspected “herders” in various villages later on Sunday.

“Twenty one persons were killed and several others injured on Sunday during coordinated attacks,” he said, blaming ethnic Fulani herdsmen.

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who began his term last month, has called on Nigeria’s armed forces to better coordinate to manage the country’s multiple security threats.

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