Plateau: Tension as terrorists notify community of fresh attacks

Today (Friday), the militants wreaking havoc in Plateau State have vowed to conduct further attacks on a village there.

During an appearance on Arise TV on Thursday, Stanley Kavwam, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, verified the threat.

The Pushit village in Mangu Local Government Area, where he is from, received a letter from the terrorists threatening an impending attack, he claims.

“I got a call on the way down from Jos to this location. The terrorists threatened to invade my own hamlet on December 29th, according to a letter they sent.

According to him, “all the planned attacks were announced in a letter sent by an unidentified individual to the Mangu LGA residents,” warning them of impending attacks.

The letter is reportedly arriving just four days after the courageous gunmen destroyed the entire communities and killed multiple people during their Christmas Eve invasion of 17 settlements.

196 people have died as a result of the horrific attack on unwary peasants in the state’s three local government districts.

At least 149 people, including women and children, have been buried in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area, according to a trustworthy source with knowledge of the tragic incident, who spoke to reporters on Thursday.

According to him, no fewer than 28 people were killed in Barkin Ladi LGA by the unprovoked onslaught by the ruthless attackers who have been wreaking havoc throughout the state.

The horrific attack in Mangu Local Government Area resulted in the shooting deaths of about 19 people. Within a day, each attack took place.

The question of whether or not the attackers are known has grown in importance over time due to the state’s ongoing massacres.

The terrorists’ identities are not kept a secret, according to a security source.

It is a long-standing problem that affects certain state stakeholders, he claims.

Some people purposefully obstruct security personnel’s attempts. It has been a long-standing technological problem. However, I assure you that the local security services are searching for ways to permanently put an end to this attack.

He stated, “We may give them what they want since they don’t want peace,” in an anonymous manner.

It was brought to light that in an interview with Arise TV, Hon. Peter Ibrahim Gyendeng, a federal politician from Barkin Ladi/Riyom in Plateau State, claimed to know the perpetrators.

The congressman claimed in a video tape that recently made the rounds on social media that even the security services are aware of the attacks.

It was also revealed by him that terrorists typically don’t announce their strikes.

They are not concealed, he declared. They are highly familiar to the security services. When they attack, we know where they go and where they are coming from.

That is not a secret. A common occurrence is that one of the herders’ good samaritans may call and report that “these people are coming to attack.”

Occasionally, they don’t assault the location they claim they are going to strike. They are going to attack at another weak spot.