President Muhammadu Buhari has charged security agencies to prevent further attacks on innocent communities following a bloody attack on a community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state that left many dead.
The President who condemned the gunmen attack on the community expressed shock and grieve over the incident and urged security agencies in the state to increase vigilance to stop further attacks on innocent citizens.
President Buhari made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja.
The Plateau Police Command had said gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, killed 12 persons and injured one at Kulben village of Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau.
Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed this development in Jos.
According to Tyopev, the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday.
He said: “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 was severely injured.
“Immediately we received the information, the commissioner in charge of the command, Isaac Akinmoyede, directed the DCP in charge of Operations, Aliyu Tafida to mobilise to the scene.”
