Daniel, a resident of Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State, and his family were eagerly looking forward to last year’s Christmas with a lot of excitement. It was not going to be just a Christmas Day but a very special one. The family had expected to use the occasion to also celebrate the graduation from university, of their youngest daughter, Nansit, and the survival of their mother, Salome, from a life-threatening illness.
They, therefore, went to church on Christmas Eve dancing and looking forward to a good Christmas meal on December 25, especially as Daniel’s children had contributed money to buy two cows for the celebrations.
But it was not to be, as, on Christmas Eve, armed gangs, usually called bandits, attacked the community and left many people, including members of Daniel’s family dead or injured.
Gunmen had launched simultaneous attacks on 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of the state around 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Police…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
