2023-12-25 17:56:33
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Armed groups, locally described as “bandits”, attacked “no less than 20 villages” between Saturday evening and Monday morning, he said, stressing that “the attacks were well coordinated”. The latter began in the district of Bokkos then spilled over into the neighboring district of Barkin Ladi where “30 dead people were found”, according to Danjuma Dakil, its president. On Sunday, the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, described this armed action as “barbaric, brutal and unjustified”.
“Proactive measures will be taken by the government to curb the ongoing attacks against innocent citizens,” said Gyang Bere, the governor’s spokesperson. Pistol shots could still be heard late Sunday afternoon, according to a local source.
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Condemnation of Amnesty International
The NGO Amnesty International reacted to this violence on its X account, judging that “the Nigerian authorities have always failed in their attempts to put an end to these frequent attacks in Plateau State”.
Amnesty International condemns the killing of over 70 people in fresh attacks by gunmen on some communities of Bokkos and parts of Barkin-Ladi LGA of Plateau State. The attacks that started in the night of Saturday also left dozens of people injured and displaced. pic.twitter.com/0JJkNYUiRx
— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) December 25, 2023
The populations of the northwestern and central regions of Nigeria live in terror of attacks by jihadist groups and criminal gangs who pillage villages and kill or kidnap their inhabitants.
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