Scores of people were feared killed by suspected killer herdsmen in Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State between Saturday night and yesterday.
This is coming just as the state government has imposed a dusk-to-down curfew in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Jos South local government areas of the state.
In recent times, there had been relative peace in Plateau State, with no gory attacks like the ones that happened between September 2017 and February 2018 when some villages in Bassa local government area were attacked by suspected killer herdsmen in what was described as genocide.
But that relative peace was cut short yesterday when suspected killer herdsmen invaded no fewer than nine Berom villages in Riyom and Barkin Ladi local government areas of the state at night and slaughtered scores of women, children, including the aged.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the bandits burnt houses after the killing of the occupants.
A statement signed by the secretary to the…
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