Metro Plateau Attack: Police, STF Confirm 16 Dead Bodies

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The Plateau Police Command and the Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday confirmed 16 persons dead in Monday attack on Shonong Village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Olakpe, who addressed newsmen in Jos, said that nine dead bodies were recovered from the scene while seven others were burnt beyond recognition.

“The figure we have at the police level is nine persons dead bodies that have been collected and deposited in mortuary; seven other bodies charred beyond recognition that have also been packaged for burial.

“About 20 houses were razed down,’’ he said.

Olakpe said that the number of persons injured in the attack was still being collated.

He said that the attack would have been more devastating if not for the prompt intervention of the combined efforts of the police and men of the STF who repelled it.

He said that no arrest had been made but assured that the police had spread its dragnet on Kaduna axis to ensure that the criminals were arrested.

The commissioner assured that the state command was collaborating with the Kaduna State Police Command to arrest the attackers.

He said the command was devising new strategies to check the spate of attacks in rural communities in Plateau.

He also appealed to the people to report to any security agent any suspicious characters within their communities.

Meanwhile, the STF in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Capt. Salisu Mustapha, also confirmed nine dead bodies, seven charred bodies and five injured.

The statement said that the injured persons were taken to Vom Christian Hospital.

According to the statement, normalcy has returned to the area and the STF personnel are patrolling the area for any situation that may occur.


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