Armed herdsman in Nigeria Killer herdsmen are back in the business of wanton killing as they struck in a village in Mangu LGA of...
Armed herdsman in Nigeria
According to the Plateau Police Command, the armed herdsmen killed 12 persons and injured one at Kulben village of Kombun District.
DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, made this disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos.
“In the early hours of today, we received a distress call that gunmen, suspected to be herdmen attacked Kulben community of Kombun District of Mangu.
“As a result, 12 persons lost their lives and one severely injured.
“Immediately we received the information, the commissioner in charge of the command, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, directed the DCP in charge of Operations, Mr Aliyu Tafida to mobilise to the scene.
“As I speak, our team of detectives and other officers are in the scene of the crime to prevent further attacks,” he said.
Typopev said the injured are currently receiving treatment at Mangu General Hospital.
He approached inhabitants of the community to keep quiet and be reputable, including that the police and other security organizations would do everything conceivable to carry the culprits to book.
"No capture is yet to be made, yet we are doing everything conceivable to guarantee the lawbreakers are captured and made to confront the full rage of the law," he guaranteed.
He approached general society to give the police helpful data that would empower them track down the executioners.
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