Danjuma Wabas, Councillor representing Daffo District in the Bokkos Local Government Council, who confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the deceased was given a mass burial.<\/p>\n
He said that those killed included five women, four men and an infant.
\nA NAN correspondent, who visited some of the affected villages, reports that many of them were burnt down while the fear-stricken villagers had fled to either Daffo, Bokkos or other areas of the state.<\/p>\n
Among the houses razed down was that of a former Deputy Governor of Plateau.<\/p>\n
Worst hit villages included Ngakudung, Farunhai, Mhorok, Ganda and Warrem-Hotom.
\nAlso hit were Maidunna and Josho, where a senator, Joshua Dariye (APC\/Plateau Central), took relief materials last week, following an attack on the village in February.<\/p>\n
Some of the villagers, who spoke with NAN, said that the attackers wore \u201cblack uniform\u201d and had sophisticated guns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attackers wore black uniforms and had something that looked liked a scarf on their heads,\u201d one Malo Mafulul, told NAN at Ganda village.<\/p>\n
Wabas, who confirmed Mafulul\u2019s claims, described the situation as \u201cscary\u201d, saying that more people were still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak, more people are missing while some of the injured persons taken to the hospitals have died.”<\/p>\n
\u201cAmong those who died in the hospital is one Mrs. Naomi Zakaria, who was shot in the stomach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe rushed her to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos but she died shortly after we arrived there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wabas, who said that the attackers were moving from one village to the other, disclosed that they destroyed crops and burnt down unharvested crops.<\/p>\n
The councillor said that the entire Daffo District had been thrown into mourning, and urged security personnel to help those taking refuge in places of worship and other areas in Daffo town.<\/p>\n
Umar Adams, spokesman of Operation Save Haven (OPSH), the security outfit in charge of security on the Plateau, confirmed the attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we are aware of the attacks, but we are yet to ascertain the number of casualties.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the report came to my officers over there, the first four women that were shot were rushed to the hospital for medical attention. As at that time, only one infant, who is less than one year old, was confirmed dead.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation only got worse when some youth mobilized themselves to confront the attackers,\u201d he said.
\nHe, however, said that calm had returned to the affected areas, adding that five persons had been arrested in connection with the attacks.<\/p>\n
Adams said that most of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), were taking refuge in some worship centres in Bokkos town, while some of those injured were being treated at Bokkos Cottage Hospital and Plateau Specialist Hospital in Jos.<\/p>\n
The STF spokesman urged the people to exercise restraint and allow the security agents to deal with the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youth should exercise restraint and support the security agencies to restore sanity to Daffo District and Bokkos Local Government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Simon Angyol, Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Bokkos Local Government, who also confirmed the attacks, described the situation as \u201cvery sad\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attacks are getting too many. It is a very difficult situation for the entire Bokkos Local Government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, many people have been killed with even more injured, while thousands had been rendered homeless.<\/p>\n
He called on the federal and Plateau governments to come to the aid of the victims, saying that most of them were women and children whose situation had gone beyond the capacity of the local government.<\/p>\n
Angyol, however, commended the security agencies for their quick response which restored calm to the affected areas.<\/p>\n
The crisis-prone Bokkos Local Government Area lost its paramount traditional ruler, Lazarus Agai, a first-class chief, to gunmen who killed him on his way from the farm in July 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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