Plateau villages count losses after terrorists kill over 100 people

Plateau State residents are counting their losses after terrorists killed over 100 people.

According to media reports, the attackers swooped on the villages from their forests bases, raiding villages, looting and kidnapping residents for ransom.

The acting chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Kassah, said 113 people had been killed in the attacks on Saturday and Sunday.

“The attacks were well-coordinated. Not fewer than 20 different communities were attacked by the bandits,” he said

“We have recovered 113 dead bodies from those communities. We have recovered more than 300 injured.”

Meanwhile, Amnesty International has criticised the Nigerian authorities, stating that they “have been failing to end frequent deadly attacks on rural communities of Plateau state.”

Earlier this month, President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation into a military drone strike that claimed the lives of 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration.

Kaduna Governor Uba Sani clarified that the civilians were mistakenly killed by a drone targeting “terrorists and bandits” during the operation, Al Jazeera reported.