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Plateau: Armed groups attack another community; no deaths reported

By Jimisayo Opanuga
29 December 2023   |   12:05 pm
A fresh attack by armed groups took place on Thursday night in Budel, Tangur district of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State. This comes just days after a series of deadly attacks over the Christmas weekend that had already claimed 195 lives and left hundreds injured. The Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos, Monday Kassah, confirmed…
This image grab made from an AFPTV video taken in Maiyanga village on December 26, 2023 shows an aerial view of destroyed homes after armed groups conducted a series of deadly attacks in Nigeria’s central Plateau State. – The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said on December 27, 2023, as survivors began to bury the dead.
Armed groups launched attacks between December 23, 2023 and December 26, 2023 in Nigeria’s Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. (Photo by Kim Masara / AFPTV / AFP)

A fresh attack by armed groups took place on Thursday night in Budel, Tangur district of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State.

This comes just days after a series of deadly attacks over the Christmas weekend that had already claimed 195 lives and left hundreds injured.

The Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos, Monday Kassah, confirmed the attack and the latest casualty figures.

Kassah said that no deaths were reported in the Budel attack due to the timely intervention of security personnel.

He added that rescue operations are still ongoing to search for missing persons, and the number of casualties could rise further after the Christmas Day attack, which still stands at 195.

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