24 killed, many injured in fresh Plateau attack

By Nkiruka Nnorom & Golok Nanmwa
JOS—No fewer than 24 persons have been killed and several others injured following gunmen attack on Binper community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack, according to residents, occurred between Monday night and early hours of yesterday. An eyewitness, Daniel Musa, said the attackers, who were heavily armed, moved from house to house, forcing their way into homes and attacking residents who were asleep.
He said: “Our village came under attack last night and in the early hours of today, (yesterday), by heavily armed persons. “They were moving from house to house, opening the doors of people who were sleeping and slaughtering ...