No fewer than 16 persons were killed in Mushu village of Bokkos local government area of Plateau state.
The spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, a multi-security taskforce maintaining peace in the state, Oya James, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Jos.
According to Mr James, a captain, the attack took place on Saturday night while residents of the attacked community were asleep.
He added that “following the attack, security personnel were deployed to prevent any breakdown of law and order in the area. There was uprising after the incident but the situation has been brought under control.”
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