The police said 96 persons were killed and 221 houses destroyed in the attacks on 15 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State.
The police spokesman in the state, DSP Alfred Alabo, who stated this on Tuesday, also said the assailants destroyed eight vehicles and 27 motorcycles.
He said, “On December 24, at 10 pm, gunmen attacked 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas simultaneously. Findings from the assessment of the incident in Bokkos revealed that 12 villages were attacked; more than 79 persons killed and 221 houses were set ablaze.
“Twenty-seven motorcycles and eight vehicles were equally burnt down. Three communities were attacked in Barkin-Ladi where 17 persons were killed. Investigation and monitoring are still on and further development will be communicated soon.”
He listed communities attacked in Bokkos Local Government Area as Ndun, Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, Dares, Meyenga, Darwat and Butura Kampani.
Alabo also stated that communities attacked in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area were NTV, Hurum and Darawat.
Community leaders had told Daily Trust that at least 145 persons were killed in the attacks.
